@article{16515,
  keywords = {Animals, Armadillos, leprosy, Xenarthra},
  author = {Job C K and Kirchheimer W F and Sanchez R M},
  title = {Borderline leprosy in an experimentally infected armadillo.},
  abstract = {<p>Out of six armadillos infected intravenously with 4.66 x 10(8) M. leprae, one developed a delayed hypersensitivity tissue response with the formation of an epithelioid cell granuloma. It is suggested that, although 80% of armadillos are susceptible to infection with M. leprae, some among these susceptible ones will exhibit varying degrees of delayed hypersensitivity reactions. These animals may go through a borderline phase before ultimately undergoing lepromatous degeneration.</p>
},
  year = {1982},
  journal = {International journal of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases : official organ of the International Leprosy Association},
  volume = {50},
  pages = {488-93},
  month = {1982 Dec},
  issn = {0148-916X},
  url = {http://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v50n4a10.pdf},
  language = {eng},
}