PRO/AH/EDR> Leprosy – USA (06): (Southeast) armadillo transmission, spread, RFI

Leprosy — United States
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[Serological surveys conducted prior to 2005 on more than 5000 animals confirm that _M. leprae_ infection was present among armadillos primarily in Gulf Coast states west of the Mississippi River delta (Texas, Louisiana) and Arkansas and Mississippi (). In addition, a unique _M.