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Emerg Infect Dis
; 29(3): 622-626, 2023 03.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36823763
RESUMO
We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in nine-banded armadillos. US isolates belonged to subtype 3I-2, suggesting long-term circulation of this genotype.