@article{102443,
  keywords = {Archaeology, Epidemiology, Leprosy},
  author = {Roberts CA},
  title = {Leprosy in the Americas before Columbus},
  abstract = {<p><em>Mycobacterium lepromatosis</em>&nbsp;genomes associated with 4,000-year-old human skeletons in Chile establish an American origin for this causal agent of leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease), and point to different evolutionary trajectories and transmission pathways for&nbsp;<em>M.</em>&nbsp;<em>lepromatosis</em>&nbsp;and its sister pathogen&nbsp;<em>Mycobacterium leprae</em>.</p>
},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Nature Ecology &amp; Evolution},
  publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  issn = {2397-334X},
  url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02790-9},
  doi = {10.1038/s41559-025-02790-9},
  language = {eng},
}