Evidence of zoonotic leprosy in Pará, Brazilian Amazon, and risks associated with human contact or consumption of armadillos.

• Автори: Moises B da Silva (Автор), Juliana M Portela (Автор), Wei Li (Автор), Mary Jackson (Автор), Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero (Автор), Andrea Sánchez Hidalgo (Автор), John T Belisle (Автор), Raquel C Bouth (Автор), Angélica R Gobbo (Автор), Josafá G Barreto (Автор), Antonio H H Minervino (Автор), Stewart T Cole (Автор), Charlotte Avanzi (Автор), Philippe Busso (Автор), Marco A C Frade (Автор), Annemieke Geluk (Автор), Claudio G Salgado (Автор), John S Spencer (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) is a human pathogen and the causative agent for leprosy, a chronic disease characterized by lesions of the skin and peripheral nerve damage. Zoonotic transmission of M. leprae to humans by nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) has been shown to occur in the s...