Zoonotic Leprosy in the Southeastern United States.

Sharma, Rahul; Singh, Pushpendra; Loughry, W J; Lockhart, J Mitchell; Inman, W Barry; Duthie, Malcolm S; Pena, Maria T; Marcos, Luis A; Scollard, David M; Cole, Stewart T; Truman, Richard W

Sharma, Rahul; Singh, Pushpendra; Loughry, W J; Lockhart, J Mitchell; Inman, W Barry; Duthie, Malcolm S; Pena, Maria T; Marcos, Luis A; Scollard, David M; Cole, Stewart T; Truman, Richard W.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 21(12): 2127-34, 2015 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26583204

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Mycobacterium leprae/pathogenicity; Zoonoses/epidemiology; Animals; Armadillos; Disease Reservoirs/microbiology; Humans; Leprosy/microbiology; Leprosy/transmission; Louisiana/epidemiology; Mycobacterium leprae/genetics; Texas/epidemiology

Key words

Dasypus novemcinctus; Hansen disease; Hansen's disease; Mycobacterium leprae; armadillos; bacteria; biomarkers; epidemiology; genotype; leprosy; nine-banded armadillo; southeastern United States; zoonoses; zoonotic leprosy

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Zoonoses / Mycobacterium leprae Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2015 Type: Article

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