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Aspidodera sp. infection in six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from a German zoo [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe nematodes Aspidodera spp. are occurring in different mammals of the southern Nearctic and Neotropical region. Six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) are mainly found in South America and act as suitable hosts for different Aspidodera species ...
Cora Delling +5 more
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Characterization of the Population of Ovarian Preantral Follicles in Juvenile Six-Banded Armadillos Infected or Not by Mycobacterium leprae [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesThe objective of this study was to characterize and estimate the population of ovarian preantral follicles in juvenile six-banded armadillos. Pairs of ovaries from five armadillos were collected during a routine epidemiological survey of leprosis (three ...
Gabriela L. Lima +5 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) is a human pathogen and the causative agent for leprosy, a chronic disease characterized by lesions of the skin and peripheral nerve damage. Zoonotic transmission of M.
Annemieke Geluk +2 more
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Prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae in armadillos in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Understanding the prevalence of M. leprae infection in armadillos is important because of evidence from Brazil and other countries of an association between contact with armadillos and the development of Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
S M Collin, Patricia Deps
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Leprosy survey among rural communities and wild armadillos from Amazonas state, Northern Brazil
PLoS ONE, 2019 There is evidence that in southern US, leprosy is a zoonosis infecting wild Dasypus novemcinctus armadillos but the extent of this finding is unknown.
Penna Gerson +2 more
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The cytological analysis of crossing over in armadillos supports the existence of a phylogenetic component of recombination rates in mammals [PDF]
PLoS ONEMaria Inés Pigozzi
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First phylogenetic analysis of the Miocene armadillo Vetelia reveals novel affinities with Tolypeutinae [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 Vetelia is a Miocene genus of armadillos from Argentina and Chile, traditionally included within the subfamily Euphractinae (Chlamyphoridae, Cingulata, Xenarthra).
Daniel Barasoain +5 more
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Case Report of Leprosy in Central Florida, USA, 2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Florida, USA, has witnessed an increased incidence of leprosy cases lacking traditional risk factors. Those trends, in addition to decreasing diagnoses in foreign-born persons, contribute to rising evidence that leprosy has become endemic in the ...
Aashni Bhukhan +2 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2021 Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal disease to Latin America caused by at least five species-level genotypes of Paracoccidioides, named P. lutzii, P. brasiliensis (S1a and S1b populations), P. americana, P. restrepiensis, and P. venezuelensis. In
Eduardo Bagagli +9 more
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Tecnociencia, 2023 La evaluación de las poblaciones de armadillos en zonas perturbadas por asentamientos y ganadería, reciben poca importancia, lo que afecta el estado de conservación de la especie.
Roberto C. Lombardo +2 more
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