Prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae in armadillos in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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). Our aim was to characterize studies which have investigated nat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008127 |