01363nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001500067653001100082653001200093653000900105653001200114653002500126653002200151653000900173653001700182653001400199100001600213700001500229700001400244700002000258700001400278700001300292245008800305300001000393490000700403520061300410022001401023       1985                            d  c1985 Dec10aAnimals10aArmadillos10aFemale10aleprosy10aMale10aMuscles10aMycobacterium leprae10aPeripheral nerves10aSkin10aTime Factors10aXenarthra1 aBaliña L M1 aValdez R P1 aHerrera M1 aCosta Cordova H1 aBellocq J1 aGarcia N00aExperimental reproduction of leprosy in seven-banded armadillos (Dasypus hybridus).  a595-90 v533 a<p>Four autochthonous seven-banded armadillos (Dasypus hybridus) from Argentina which developed disseminated leprosy are reported. The average time from inoculation to death was 14.6 months. Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were found in the skin, nerves, spleen, lymph nodes, lungs, meninges, and striated muscle. Several tests were used to prove that the AFB found in the infected animals were Mycobacterium leprae: a) failure to grow in standard culture media for mycobacteria, b) extraction of acid-fastness with the pyridine test, c) patterns of growth in the mouse foot pad, and d) histopathologic features.</p>  a0148-916X