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

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

doi:10.3201/eid3012.231143

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

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Universidad Internacional SEK Ecuador
University of Kansas
Universidad de las Americas - Ecuador
Colorado State University
Agrocalidad
Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2629-2632
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	30
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.231143
State	Published - Dec 2024

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Romero-Alvarez, D., Calvopiña, M., Cisneros-Vásquez, E., Garzon-Chavez, D., Warren, A. K., Bennett, L. S., Janapati, R. R., Bastidas-Caldes, C., Cabezas-Moreno, M., de Waard, J. H., Silva-Martinod, D., Schaub, R., Jackson, M., Peterson, A. T., & Avanzi, C. (2024). Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30(12), 2629-2632. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.231143

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

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