@article{9662, keywords = {Alabama, Animals, Arkansas, Armadillos, Ear, External, Florida, Georgia, leprosy, Mississippi, Mycobacterium leprae, Prevalence, Xenarthra}, author = {Howerth E W and Stallknecht D E and Davidson W R and Wentworth E J}, title = {Survey for leprosy in nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from the southeastern United States.}, abstract = {

Ears from 853 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi were examined microscopically for evidence of leprosy. All were negative for both acid-fast bacteria (Mycobacterium leprae) and lesions compatible with leprosy.

}, year = {1990}, journal = {Journal of wildlife diseases}, volume = {26}, pages = {112-5}, month = {1990 Jan}, issn = {0090-3558}, doi = {10.7589/0090-3558-26.1.112}, language = {eng}, }