학술논문
Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Vera-Cabrera, Lucio; Ramos-Cavazos, Cesar J.; Youssef, Nathan A.; Pearce, Camron M.; Molina-Torres, Carmen A.; Avalos-Ramirez, Ramiro; Gagneux, Sebastien; Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge; Gonzalez-Juarrero, Mercedes; Rodriguez, Jorge A. Mayorga; Mayorga-Garibaldi, Leonardo; Spencer, John S.; Jackson, Mary; Avanzi, Charlotte; Mayorga-Rodriguez, Jorge A
Source
Subject
*MYCOBACTERIUM leprae
*MYCOBACTERIAL diseases
*HEALTH services administration
*ARMADILLOS
*LEPROSY
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Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae and are implicated in the zoonotic transmission of leprosy in the United States. In Mexico, the existence of such a reservoir remains to be characterized. We describe a wild armadillo infected by M. leprae in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]