Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States

Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States

Autochthonous leprosy has been reported in New York City, where there are no wild armadillos. Recent autochthonous cases also have been reported in Georgia and Florida and blamed on armadillos, including cases with no known armadillo exposure. International migration needs to be considered as a caus...

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Main Authors: Tina Rendini, William Levis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
immigration
armadillo
Mycobacterium leprae
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
leprosy
New York
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-1145_article
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spelling doaj-4e94d8ba74f347128a423ef5b572516e2020-11-24T22:16:19ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-11-0123111928192810.3201/eid2311.171145Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United StatesTina RendiniWilliam LevisAutochthonous leprosy has been reported in New York City, where there are no wild armadillos. Recent autochthonous cases also have been reported in Georgia and Florida and blamed on armadillos, including cases with no known armadillo exposure. International migration needs to be considered as a cause of autochthonous leprosy.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-1145_articleimmigrationarmadilloMycobacterium lepraetuberculosis and other mycobacterialeprosyNew York
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
immigration
armadillo
Mycobacterium leprae
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
leprosy
New York
author_facet Tina Rendini
William Levis
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title Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States
title_short Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States
title_full Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States
title_fullStr Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States
title_full_unstemmed Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States
title_sort autochthonous leprosy without armadillo exposure, eastern united states
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2017-11-01
description Autochthonous leprosy has been reported in New York City, where there are no wild armadillos. Recent autochthonous cases also have been reported in Georgia and Florida and blamed on armadillos, including cases with no known armadillo exposure. International migration needs to be considered as a cause of autochthonous leprosy.
topic immigration
armadillo
Mycobacterium leprae
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
leprosy
New York
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-1145_article
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