Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Vera-Cabrera, L.
- Ramos-Cavazos, C. J.
- Youssef, N. A.
- Pearce, C. M.
- Molina-Torres, C. A.
- Avalos-Ramirez, R.
- Gagneux, S.
- Ocampo-Candiani, J.
- Gonzalez-Juarrero, M.
- Mayorga-Rodriguez, J. A.
- Mayorga-Garibaldi, L.
- Spencer, J. S.
- Jackson, M.
- Avanzi, C.
Publication date
January 2022
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)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 Leon, Mexico
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