01045nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001200055653001200067653001300079653001500092653001800107653001200125653001200137653001200149653001600161653002500177653001500202653001400217100001600231700002000247700001700267700001800284245010900302300001000411490000700421520028900428022001400717       1990                            d  c1990 Jan10aAlabama10aAnimals10aArkansas10aArmadillos10aEar, External10aFlorida10aGeorgia10aleprosy10aMississippi10aMycobacterium leprae10aPrevalence10aXenarthra1 aHowerth E W1 aStallknecht D E1 aDavidson W R1 aWentworth E J00aSurvey for leprosy in nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from the southeastern United States.  a112-50 v263 a<p>Ears from 853 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi were examined microscopically for evidence of leprosy. All were negative for both acid-fast bacteria (Mycobacterium leprae) and lesions compatible with leprosy.</p>  a0090-3558