Nature World: Seals and sea lions may be behind human cases of tuberculosis, one of the most persistent and deadliest infectious diseases in the world, according to new research.
“We found that the tuberculosis strains were most closely related to strains in pinnipeds, which are seals and sea lions,” researcher Anne Stone said in a university news release.
Tuberculosis kills two million Americans each year, but how did it first spread to the United States? Researchers from Arizona State University speculate…

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