01036nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001400055653001000069653001600079653000900095653001200104653001100116653002300127653001200150653001500162653001200177653000900189653001000198653001500208100001600223700001200239700001300251245004000264300001200304490000600316520038600322022001400708       1983                            d  c1983 Dec10aXenarthra10aTexas10aMiddle Aged10aMale10aleprosy10aHumans10aDisease Reservoirs10aDapsone10aArmadillos10aAnimals10aAged10aAdult10aAdolescent1 aLumpkin L R1 aCox G F1 aWolf J E00aLeprosy in five armadillo handlers.  a899-9030 v93 a<p>Five patients with leprosy are presented. Each had had extensive and chronic contact with armadillos. No other potential risk factor for the development of leprosy could be identified. Since the nine-banded armadillo is a known carrier of leprosy in the southern area of the United States, we believe that these patients may have contracted leprosy from infected armadillos.</p>  a0190-9622