01005nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653001200082653001000094653001400104100001400118700001200132700001600144700001500160700001300175700001800188245006100206300001000267490000700277520045300284022001400737       1987                            d  c1987 Apr10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aleprosy10aTexas10aXenarthra1 aClark K A1 aKim S H1 aBoening L F1 aTaylor M J1 aBetz T G1 aMcCasland F V00aLeprosy in armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Texas.  a220-40 v233 a<p>Tissue sections from 237 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from 51 central Texas counties were examined microscopically for acid-fast bacilli and/or lesions of leprosy. Neither were found. A review of the literature relative to the incidence of leprosy from armadillos in Texas indicates that residents of counties along the Texas Gulf Coast may be at risk of contracting leprosy by handling infected armadillos or their tissues.</p>  a0090-3558