TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States
AU - Romero-Alvarez, Daniel
AU - Garzon-Chavez, Daniel
AU - Jackson, Mary
AU - Avanzi, Charlotte
AU - Peterson, A. Townsend
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in nine-banded armadillos. US isolates belonged to subtype 3I-2, suggesting long-term circulation of this genotype.
AB - We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in nine-banded armadillos. US isolates belonged to subtype 3I-2, suggesting long-term circulation of this genotype.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2903.221636
DO - 10.3201/eid2903.221636
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 36823763
AN - SCOPUS:85148777365
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 29
SP - 622
EP - 626
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 3
ER -
