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Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Autochthonous leprosy has been reported in New York City, where there are no wild armadillos. Recent autochthonous cases also have been reported in Georgia and Florida and blamed on armadillos, including cases with no known armadillo exposure ...
Tina Rendini, William Levis
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 1–5% of human blood T cells are Vγ9Vδ2 T cells whose T cell receptor (TCR) contain a TRGV9/TRGJP rearrangement and a TRDV2 comprising Vδ2-chain. They respond to phosphoantigens (PAgs) like isopentenyl pyrophosphate or (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl ...
Alina Suzann Fichtner +4 more
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ARMADiLLO: a web server for analyzing antibody mutation probabilities
Nucleic Acids Res., 2023 Antibodies are generated by B cells that evolve receptor specificity to pathogens through rounds of mutation and selection in a process called affinity maturation.
Joshua S. Martin Beem +3 more
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Fleas and lesions in armadillo osteoderms
Journal of Anatomy, 2023 Armadillos are bitten by several species of flea. Females of the genus Tunga penetrate the epidermis and when in place are fertilised by males, after which the abdomen swells enormously to form a ‘neosome’. Within the penetrans group, T. perforans, makes
A. Boyde, D. Mills, A. Abba, M. Ezquiaga
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Wildlife associates of nine‐banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) burrows in Arkansas
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The Nine‐banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is a widespread burrowing species with an expanding geographic range across the southeastern and midwestern United States.
B. DeGregorio, J. T. Veon, A. Massey
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Mycobacterium leprae Infection in a Wild Nine-Banded Armadillo, Nuevo León, Mexico
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 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.
L. Vera-Cabrera +13 more
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Nine‐banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) activity patterns are influenced by human activity
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 As the human footprint upon the landscape expands, wildlife seeking to avoid human contact are losing the option of altering their spatial distribution and instead are shifting their daily activity patterns to be active at different times than humans. In
B. DeGregorio +5 more
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 Vetelia is a Miocene genus of armadillos from Argentina and Chile, traditionally included within the subfamily Euphractinae (Chlamyphoridae, Cingulata, Xenarthra).
D. Barasoain +5 more
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Occupational Medicine, 2014 Abstract In Armadillo John Hobson briefly explores the link between the armadillo and leprosy.
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Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans [PDF]
, 2015 Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and anteaters) constitutes one of the four major clades of placental mammals. Despite their phylogenetic distinctiveness in mammals, a reference phylogeny is still lacking for the 31 described species. Here we used Illumina
Condamine, Fabien L. +7 more
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