Probable zoonotic leprosy in the southern United States.
| Title | Probable zoonotic leprosy in the southern United States. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Authors | Truman RW, Singh P, Sharma R, Busso P, Rougemont J, Paniz-Mondolfi A, et al |
| Abbrev. Journal | N. Engl. J. Med. |
| Journal | The New England journal of medicine |
| Place Published | Waltham |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Medical Society |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Volume | 364 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pagination | 1626-33 |
| Publication Language | eng |
| Abstract | In the southern region of the United States, such as in Louisiana and Texas, there are autochthonous cases of leprosy among native-born Americans with no history of foreign exposure. In the same region, as well as in Mexico, wild armadillos are infected with Mycobacterium leprae. |
| PubMed URL | |
| Full text online | http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1010536 |
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