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Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We found Mycobacterium leprae, the most common etiologic agent of Hansen disease or leprosy, in tissues from 9 (18.75%) of 48 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) collected across continental Ecuador. Finding evidence of a wildlife reservoir is
Daniel Romero-Alvarez, Manuel Calvopiña, Emily Cisneros-Vásquez, Daniel Garzon-Chavez, Alaine K. Warren, Lauren S. Bennett, Ritika R. Janapati, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Melanie Cabezas-Moreno, Jacobus H. de Waard, Daniela Silva-Martinod, Roxane Schaub, Mary Jackson, A. Townsend Peterson, Charlotte Avanzi   +14 more
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Auditory brainstem responses in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
The auditory brainstem response (ABR) to tone burst stimuli of thirteen frequencies ranging from 0.5 to 48 kHz was recorded in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), the only extant member of the placental mammal superorder Xenarthra in North ...
Thomas Brad Moffitt, Samuel Atcherson, Jeffrey Padberg   +2 more
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Environmental Exposures Relative to Locally Acquired Hansen Disease, United States [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are suspected transmission sources of Hansen disease in North America. We conducted a telephone survey and chart review of patients with Hansen disease seen at a Georgia, USA, clinic during 1997–2022 ...
Danielle Chaney, Jennifer Breiman, Jessica K. Fairley   +2 more
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Identification of an attractant for the nine‐banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2011
The nine‐banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is considered by many to be one of the greatest nuisance wildlife species in the Southeastern United States.
Holly K Ober, Colleen M Mcdonough, R W Mankin   +2 more
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New Paraguayan records of Xenarthra with a review of the species present in Ñeembucú department

Xenarthra, 2023
This article provides an update of the distribution of the Xenarthra fauna of Paraguay. Tamandua tetradactyla is confirmed to occur in all Paraguayan departments.
Smith, Paul , Ayala, Jorge , Smith, Rebecca L. , Cronin, Barry , Barrios, Félix , Narváez, Héctor , Zickgraf, Olivia , Resquín, Juan José , Fuentes Armadans, Claudio , Ríos, Sergio D.   +9 more
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Beyond the carapace: skull shape variation and morphological systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
Background The systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) has been mainly based on a handful of external morphological characters and classical measurements.
Lionel Hautier, Guillaume Billet, Benoit de Thoisy, Frédéric Delsuc   +3 more
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Histopathology and microscopic morphology of protozoan and metazoan parasites of free ranging armadillos in Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021
: This study assessed microscopic morphology of protozoan and metazoan parasites, as well as parasite-associated histopathologic changes in five Brazilian free-ranging armadillos. Three armadillos had intra sarcolemmal cysts of Sarcocystis sp.
Alexandre Arenales, Estevam G.L. Hoppe, Chris Gardiner, Juliana P.S. Mol, Karin Werther, Renato L. Santos   +5 more
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The Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

EDIS, 2003
Armadillos are prehistoric-looking animals that belong to a family of mammals found primarily in Central and South America. The earliest fossil ancestor of our North American armadillo occurred about 60 million years ago; it was as large as a rhinoceros.
Joseph M. Schaefer, Mark E. Hostetler
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Fenologia reprodutiva e vegetativa de três espécies ocorrentes em uma área de restinga urbana em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Hoehnea, 2021
RESUMO A fenologia vegetal auxilia na compreensão da dinâmica e manutenção dos processos ecológicos nos ecossistemas, pois pode predizer a periodicidade dos eventos.
Ingrid de Jesus Alves, Joicelene Regina Lima da Paz, André Luiz da Costa Moreira, Camila Magalhães Pigozzo   +3 more
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Distribución y usos de los armadillos en sabanas inundables de Arauca, Colombia

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, Kelly Valencia, Mariella Superina, Ricardo Peña   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources