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Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo León, Mexico
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...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8888246/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35202538 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2803.211295 |