Nine-banded armadillo and leprosy research
s.l; s.n; 2003. 10 p. ilus.
Non-conventional
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, HANSEN, Hanseníase Leprosy, SESSP-ILSLACERVO, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1242396
Responsible library:
BR191.1
Localization: [{"text": "BR191.1", "_a": "00279/s"}]
ABSTRACT
In this presentation an attempt has been made to describe the nine-banded armadillo as an animal model, probably the only one in which lepromatous leprosy similar to that found in humans can be experimentally produced. Some unique features of the physiology of the animal are mentioned. The pathology and the microbiology of leprosy in the armadillo are described in detail. The discovery of lepromatous leprosy in the wild armadillos in the southern parts of United States, the transmission of disease among them through trauma and thorn pricks and the pathogenesis of the disease are presented. The impact of leprosy in the wild animals may have on human leprosy is discussed.
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Collection:
National databases
/
Brazil
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Leprosy
Database:
HANSEN
/
Hanseníase Leprosy
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
/
SESSP-ILSLACERVO
Main subject:
Armadillos
/
Leprosy, Lepromatous
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Document type:
Non-conventional