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Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States

29 Oct 2015

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Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae and have been implicated in zoonotic transmission of leprosy. Early studies found this disease mainly in Texas and Louisiana, but armadillos in the southeastern United States appeared to be free of infection. We screened 645 armadillos from 8 locations in the southeastern United States not known to harbor enzootic...

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PMID: 26583204
DOI: 10.3201/eid2112.150501

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