Leprosy in wild armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) of the Texas Gulf Coast: epidemiology and mycobacteriology
s.l; s.n; aug. 1983. 4 p. map, tab.
Non-conventional
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, HANSEN, Hanseníase Leprosy, SESSP-ILSLACERVO, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1240482
Responsible library:
BR191.1
Localization: [{"text": "BR191.1", "_a": "01640/s"}]
ABSTRACT
A significant prevalence of leprosy has been demonstrated in wild Louisiana armadillos. The Texas Gulf Coast still has endemic human leprosy, and recent mores in Texas have markedly increased armadillo-human contact. Armadillos were screened by physical examination, and by ear-snip and slit-scrape technique. Animals that screened positive were sacrificed and necropsied under aseptic conditions. Liver, spleen, gross lesions, and four groups of lymph nodes were cultured for mycobacteria and were studied histologically. Base ratios and DNA homology with Mycobacterium leprae were determined on mycobacteria from two armadillos (and two tissues from one of these); these studies indicate that the organism found in Texas armadillos is M leprae. Twenty-one of the armadillos were leprous--4.66%. The local prevalence varied from 1.0% to 15.4%. Epidemiologic implications of these findings and the occurrence of other concomitant mycobacterial infections are discussed.
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Collection:
National databases
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Brazil
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Leprosy
Database:
HANSEN
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Hanseníase Leprosy
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-ILSLACERVO
Main subject:
Armadillos
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Mass Screening
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Xenarthra
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Leprosy
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Animal Diseases
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Lymph Nodes
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Mycobacterium
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Mycobacterium leprae
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Year:
1983
Document type:
Non-conventional