Leprosy, ancient scourge of humans, found to assail wild chimpanzees

Conservation scientist Kimberley Hockings was worried. In 2017, photos from camera traps in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park, where she works, revealed several chimpanzees with terrible lesions on their faces. Hockings emailed wildlife veterinarian Fabian Leendertz. “I have NEVER seen this in chimps,” Leendertz, who works at the Robert Koch Institute […]