In this presentation an attempt has been made to describe the nine-banded armadillo as an animal model, probably the only one in which lepromatous leprosy similar to that found in humans can be experimentally produced. Some unique features of the physiology of the animal are mentioned. The pathology and the microbiology of leprosy in the armadillo are described in detail. The discovery of lepromatous leprosy in the wild armadillos in the southern parts of United States, the transmission of disease among them through trauma and thorn pricks and the pathogenesis of the disease are presented. The impact of leprosy in the wild animals may have on human leprosy is discussed.
BT - Indian journal of pathology & microbiology C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15025339?dopt=Abstract DA - 2003 Oct IS - 4 J2 - Indian J Pathol Microbiol LA - eng N2 -In this presentation an attempt has been made to describe the nine-banded armadillo as an animal model, probably the only one in which lepromatous leprosy similar to that found in humans can be experimentally produced. Some unique features of the physiology of the animal are mentioned. The pathology and the microbiology of leprosy in the armadillo are described in detail. The discovery of lepromatous leprosy in the wild armadillos in the southern parts of United States, the transmission of disease among them through trauma and thorn pricks and the pathogenesis of the disease are presented. The impact of leprosy in the wild animals may have on human leprosy is discussed.
PY - 2003 SP - 541 EP - 50 T2 - Indian journal of pathology & microbiology TI - Nine-banded armadillo and leprosy research. VL - 46 SN - 0377-4929 ER -