Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Vera-Cabrera L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888246 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature