@article{7522, keywords = {Animals, Antigens, Bacterial, Armadillos, Brazil, Glycolipids, Immunoassay, Immunoglobulin M, leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Sensitivity and Specificity}, author = {Deps PD and Antunes JMAP and Tomimori-Yamashita J}, title = {Detection of Mycobacterium leprae infection in wild nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) using the rapid ML Flow test.}, abstract = {

Mycobaterium leprae infection was investigated in armadillos from the State of EspĂ­rito Santo, Brazil. The ML Flow test was performed on 37 nine-banded armadillos and positive results were found in 11 (29.7%). The ML Flow test may be used to identify possible sources of Mycobaterium leprae among wild armadillos.

}, year = {2007}, journal = {Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical}, volume = {40}, pages = {86-7}, month = {2007 Jan-Feb}, issn = {0037-8682}, url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v40n1/a19v40n1.pdf}, doi = {10.1590/s0037-86822007000100019}, language = {eng}, }