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Leprosy was spreading in the Americas 1,000 years before Europeans arrived

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Researchers found DNA evidence of a new strain of leprosy-causing bacteria in North and South America over 1,000 years ago .

The study overturns the prevailing belief that Europeans were responsible for bringing the disease to the Americas .

Leprosy, also called Hansen ’s disease, is primarily caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria.

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