Mycobacterium leprae in six-banded (Euphractus sexcinctus) and nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in Northeast Brazil

Human beings are the main reservoir of the causative agent of leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae. In the Americas, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) also act as a reservoir for the bacillus. In the state of Ceará (CE), which is located in Northeast Brazil and is an endemic area of leprosy, th...

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Main Authors: Cristiane Cunha Frota, Luana Nepomuceno Costa Lima, Adalgiza da Silva Rocha, Philip Noel Suffys, Benedito Neilson Rolim, Laura Cunha Rodrigues, Maurício Lima Barreto, Carl Kendall, Ligia Regina Sansigolo Kerr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900029&lng=en&tlng=en