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Natural environmental water sources in endemic regions of northeastern Brazil are potential reservoirs of viable Mycobacterium leprae.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Dec 2017
Arraes Maria Luisa Bezerra de Macedo, Holanda Maísa Viana de, Lima Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa, Sabadia José Antônio Beltrão, Duarte Cynthia Romariz, Almeida Rosa Livia Freitas, Kendall Carl, Kerr Ligia Regina Sansigolo, Frota Cristiane Cunha
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The detection of live Mycobacterium leprae in soil and animals other than humans suggests that the environment plays a role in the transmission of leprosy. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of viable M. leprae in natural water sources used by the local population in five municipalities in the state of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. METHODS: Samples were collected from...
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