01055nas a2200277 4500000000100000008004100001653001300042653001800055653004000073653001300113653002500126653001200151653001600163653001200179653001200191653001300203653001400216100001400230700001200244245007700256856007300333300000900406490000700415520034100422022001400763 2017 d10aZoonoses10aUnited States10aTuberculosis and other mycobacteria10aNew York10aMycobacterium leprae10aleprosy10aImmigration10aGeorgia10aFlorida10aBacteria10aArmadillo1 aRendini T1 aLevis W00aAutochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States. uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652446/pdf/17-1145.pdf a19280 v233 a

Autochthonous leprosy has been reported in New York City, where there are no wild armadillos. Recent autochthonous cases also have been reported in Georgia and Florida and blamed on armadillos, including cases with no known armadillo exposure. International migration needs to be considered as a cause of autochthonous leprosy.

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