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Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos ( Dasypus novemcinctus ), Ecuador

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We found Mycobacterium leprae, the most common etiologic agent of Hansen disease or leprosy, in tissues from 9 (18.75%) of 48 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) collected across continental Ecuador. Finding evidence of a wildlife reservoir is the first step to recognizing leprosy zoonotic transmission pathway in Ecuador or elsewhere.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3012.231143

Authors: Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Manuel Calvopiña, Emily Cisneros-Vásquez, Daniel Garzon-Chavez, Alaine K. Warren, Lauren S. Bennett, Ritika R. Janapati, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Melanie Cabezas-Moreno, Jacobus H. de Waard, Daniela Silva-Martinod, Roxane Schaub, Mary Jackson, A. Townsend Peterson, Charlotte Avanzi

Language: English

Topic: Leprosy Research and Treatment

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: MARC at Colorado State University

OpenAlex ID: W4404792204

FWCI: 1.893

Cites: 9

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10