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New Genetic Research Reveals Leprosy Existed in the Americas Long Before European Arrival

For generations, the history of leprosy in the Americas has been framed as a consequence of the "Columbian Exchange," the vast transfer of plants, animals, culture, and human populations—along with their diseases—between the New World and the Old World following the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It was a long-held scientific and historical consensus that leprosy, […]

October 1, 2026