@article{101508,
  keywords = {Dasypus novemcinctus, Ecuador, Hansen disease, Mycobacterium leprae, Bacteria, environmental clusters, leprosy, nine-banded armadillos, Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria, Zoonoses},
  author = {Romero-Alvarez D and Calvopiña M and Cisneros-Vásquez E and Garzon-Chavez D and Warren A and Bennett L and Janapati R and Bastidas-Caldes C and Cabezas-Moreno M and de Waard J and Silva-Martinod D and Schaub R and Jackson M and Peterson TA and Avanzi C},
  title = {Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador.},
  abstract = {<p>We found Mycobacterium leprae, the most common etiologic agent of Hansen disease or leprosy, in tissues from 9 (18.75%) of 48 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) collected across continental Ecuador. Finding evidence of a wildlife reservoir is the first step to recognizing leprosy zoonotic transmission pathway in Ecuador or elsewhere.</p>
},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Emerging infectious diseases},
  volume = {30},
  pages = {2629-2632},
  month = {12/2024},
  issn = {1080-6059},
  url = {https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/12/pdfs/23-1143.pdf},
  doi = {10.3201/eid3012.231143},
  language = {ENG},
}