Leprosy in Nonimmigrant Canadian Man without Travel outside North America, 2014

In Canada, Hansen disease (leprosy) is rare and not considered in diagnoses for nonimmigrant patients. We report Mycobacterium leprae infection in a Canadian man whose sole travel was to Florida, USA. The M. leprae isolate was identified as armadillo-associated genotype 3I-2-v1. Travelers to the sou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bonnar, Paul E., Cunningham, Natalie P., Boggild, Andrea K., Walsh, Noreen M., Sharma, Rahul, Davis, Ian R.C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29260666
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.170547
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Sumario:In Canada, Hansen disease (leprosy) is rare and not considered in diagnoses for nonimmigrant patients. We report Mycobacterium leprae infection in a Canadian man whose sole travel was to Florida, USA. The M. leprae isolate was identified as armadillo-associated genotype 3I-2-v1. Travelers to the southern United States should avoid contact with armadillos.

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