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Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(3): 747-749, 2022 03.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35202538
RESUMO
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.