01370nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653001500071653002000086653001100106653001200117653002000129653002500149653002000174653001800194653001300212100001400225700001500239700001600254700001500270700001500285700001300300700001500313245003800328300001000366490000600376520064800382022001401030       1988                            d  c1988 Jan-Mar10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aCercopithecidae10aHumans10aleprosy10aMonkey Diseases10aMycobacterium leprae10aPan troglodytes10aUnited States10aZoonoses1 aWalsh G P1 aMeyers W M1 aBinford C H1 aGormus B J1 aBaskin G B1 aWolf R H1 aGerone P J00aLeprosy as a zoonosis: an update.  a51-600 v63 a<p>Naturally-acquired leprosy has been reported in nine-banded armadillos captured in the southern United States, a chimpanzee from Sierra Leone, and in two "sooty" mangabey monkeys from Nigeria. A significant prevalence of leprosy in wild armadillos establishes this animal as a reservoir of M. leprae, and exposure to armadillos has been implicated as a source of leprosy in humans. Current evidence suggests that leprosy is a zoonosis in certain nonhuman primate species. Control and eradication programs for leprosy should take into consideration the possible influence of extra-human sources of M. leprae, especially zoonotic leprosy.</p>  a0001-5938