01104nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653002700082653002700109653001300136653001200149653001400161100001200175700001600187700001100203700001700214245011400231300001000345490000700355520047400362022001400836       1987                            d  c1987 Dec10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aDisease Models, Animal10aDisease Susceptibility10aLepromin10aleprosy10aXenarthra1 aJob C K1 aSanchez R M1 aHunt R1 aHastings R C00aPrevalence and significance of positive Mitsuda reaction in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).  a685-80 v553 a<p>One hundred two armadillos captured from the wild were lepomin tested. Nine of them (8.8%) showed a positive Mitsuda reaction. The histopathological appearance of the reaction had a spectrum showing tuberculoid, borderline tuberculoid, borderline lepromatous, and lepromatous histology. It is possible that armadillos can develop all the different types of leprosy seen in humans. The armadillo is a good animal model to test protective vaccines against leprosy.</p>  a0148-916X