<i>Aspidodera</i> sp. infection in six-banded armadillos (<i>Euphractus sexcinctus</i>) from a German zoo. [PDF]
Int J Parasitol Parasites WildlThe 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 ...
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Detection of Mycobacterium leprae infection in wild nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) using the rapid ML Flow test Detecção de infecção pelo Mycobacterium leprae em tatus selvagens da espécie Dasypus novemcinctus utilizando o teste rápido ML Flow [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007 Mycobaterium leprae infection was investigated in armadillos from the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The ML Flow test was performed on 37 nine-banded armadillos and positive results were found in 11 (29.7%).
Patrícia Duarte Deps +2 more
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Experimental infections with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis obtained from armadillos: comparison to clinical isolates [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) that is one of the most prevalent systemic human mycoses in Latin America. Armadillos show a high incidence of PCM infection and could, therefore, be a natural reservoir for this fungus ...
Angela Satie Nishikaku +4 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]
Vet SciThe 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 ...
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Pesquisa de anticorpos anti PGL-I através de ELISA em tatus selvagens do Brasil Research regarding anti-PGL-I antibodies by ELISA in wild armadillos from Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008 Tatus têm sido envolvidos na transmissão da hanseníase e considerados como fonte de Mycobacterium leprae em muitas publicações. Médicos de partes dos EUA consideram o contato com tatus um fator de risco para hanseníase.
Patrícia D. Deps +6 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.
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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 Duarte Deps, Simon M Collin
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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.
Mariane M A Stefani +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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