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Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
ID
4651898
Author(s)
Vera-Cabrera, L.; Ramos-Cavazos, C. J.; Youssef, N. A.; Pearce, C. M.; Molina-Torres, C. A.; Avalos-Ramirez, R.; Gagneux, S.; Ocampo-Candiani, J.; Gonzalez-Juarrero, M.; Mayorga-Rodriguez, J. A.; Mayorga-Garibaldi, L.; Spencer, J. S.; Jackson, M.; Avanzi, C.
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 Leon, Mexico.
