01057nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260005300042653002400095653002700119653001700146100002100163700002000184700001400204700001300218700001600231245008500247856006000332300001200392490000700404520039100411022002500802       2023                            d  bCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)10aInfectious Diseases10aMicrobiology (medical)10aEpidemiology1 aRomero-Alvarez D1 aGarzon-Chavez D1 aJackson M1 aAvanzi C1 aPeterson AT00aMycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States  uhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/3/pdfs/22-1636.pdf  a622-6260 v293 a<p>We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found&nbsp;<em>Mycobacterium leprae</em>&nbsp;bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in nine-banded armadillos. US isolates belonged to subtype 3I-2, suggesting long-term circulation of this genotype.</p>
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