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Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos [PDF]
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.
Moises Batista da Silva +2 more
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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.
Patricia Sammarco Rosa +2 more
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Translocation of Nine-Banded Armadillos
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 During the last 150 years, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) have increased their range and abundance in the southeastern United States. When foraging, armadillos cause damage to agricultural crops, as well as structural damage to driveways ...
Daniel J. Gammons +2 more
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Distribución y usos de los armadillos en sabanas inundables de Arauca, Colombia [PDF]
Biota Colombiana, 2018 En Colombia se han registrado seis especies de armadillos, de las cuales cinco se encuentran en la región de la Orinoquia. Para el departamento de Arauca, la información sobre estas especies es insuficiente y desactualizada. Determinamos la abundancia y
Arlex Rodríguez-Durán +3 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).
Patricia Deps +2 more
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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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Potential Distribution of Colonizing Nine-Banded Armadillos at Their Northern Range Edge
Diversity, 2021 The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) has become a recent addition to the local fauna of Illinois as a response to habitat alteration and climate change. This range expansion has resulted in the presence of armadillos in areas not predicted by
Carly J. Haywood +2 more
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