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 +2 more
doaj +5 more sources
Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe 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 +14 more
doaj +4 more sources
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
doaj +7 more sources
The hidden anatomy of paranasal sinuses reveals biogeographically distinct morphotypes in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background With their Pan-American distribution, long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) constitute an understudied model for Neotropical biogeography. This genus currently comprises seven recognized species, the nine-banded armadillo (D.
Guillaume Billet +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
Environmental Exposures Relative to Locally Acquired Hansen Disease, United States [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesNine-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 +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
Aspectos biológicos e nutricionais de Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) [PDF]
Pubvet, 2019 Os tatus (Dasypus novemcinctus) são animais terrestres, solitários e de hábito crepuscular/noturno. Representam a maior espécie do gênero Dasypus, com ampla distribuição geográfica e são conhecidos por abrigar diversos agentes patogênicos, além de atuar ...
Carolyne Assis Eigenheer Pinke Testa +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
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 +5 more
doaj +1 more source
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 +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
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.
Lucio Vera-Cabrera +13 more
doaj +1 more source
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 +9 more
doaj +1 more source