Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos

Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) is a human pathogen and the causative agent for leprosy, a chronic disease characterized by lesions of the skin and peripheral nerve damage. Zoonotic transmission of M. leprae to humans by nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) has been shown to occur in the s...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Moises B., Portela, Juliana M., Li, Wei, Jackson, Mary, Gonzalez-Juarrero, Mercedes, Hidalgo, Andrea Sánchez, Belisle, John T., Bouth, Raquel C., Gobbo, Angélica R., Barreto, Josafá G., Minervino, Antonio H. H., Cole, Stewart T., Avanzi, Charlotte, Busso, Philippe, Frade, Marco A. C., Geluk, Annemieke, Salgado, Claudio G., Spencer, John S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29953440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006532

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