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1394. Autochthonous Leprosy in Missouri

BACKGROUND: Introduction: Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) is a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin/peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Of 216 new cases reported in the US in 2019, 70% were in FL, LA, TX, HI, CA, GA and NY. Leprosy is considered a zoonosis in the southern US with the...

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Autores principales: Patel, Paragkumar, Rojas-Moreno, Christian, Nelson, Taylor, Zaesim, Araya, Dyer, Jon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8643826/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1586

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