Archaeologists conducting research on ancient tombs in Egypt are warning of a potential epidemic threat. They have discovered that pathogens responsible for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis or leprosy may survive in the tombs.

Egyptian archaeologists announced significant discoveries near Luxor on Wednesday, including 3,600-year-old rock-cut tombs, burial shafts, and artifacts from various ancient periods. The finds were made at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple in Deir al-Bahri,