Leprosy -- United States
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[Byline: Robert Herriman]
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[The study referred to in the news report above (reference 1 above) found that 10 Florida patients who were infected with the strain 3I-2-v15 resided in southern Florida, the only region where armadillos with this same unique _M. leprae_ genotype have been found (). It would
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