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PRO/AH/EDR> Leprosy – USA: (FL) increased cases, susp. armadillo transmission, RFI

Leprosy -- United States1. Sharma R, Singh P, Loughry WJ, et al: Zoonotic leprosy in the southeastern United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(12) [date cited]; available at ]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[The study referred to in the news report above (reference 1), found that 10 Florida patients who were infected with the strain 3I-2-v15 resided in southern Florida, the only region where armadillos with this same unique _Mycobacterium leprae_ genotype have been found (). It Read more [...]