Ears from 853 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi were examined microscopically for evidence of leprosy. All were negative for both acid-fast bacteria (Mycobacterium leprae) and lesions compatible with leprosy.
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1 January 1990
Survey for Leprosy in Nine-banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from the Southeastern United States
E. W. Howerth,
D. E. Stallknecht,
W. R. Davidson,
E. J. Wentworth
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 26 • No. 1
January 1990
Vol. 26 • No. 1
January 1990
Dasypus novemcinctus
Leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae
nine-banded armadillo
prevalence
survey