Wednesday, 10 February 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Leprosy - USA: (FL) increased cases, susp. armadillo transmission, RFI

Leprosy -- United States
1. Sharma R, Singh P, Loughry WJ, et al: Zoonotic leprosy in the southeastern United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015; 21(12) [date cited]; available at ]
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[The study referred to in the news report above (reference 1), 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 _Mycobacterium leprae_ genotype have been found (). It would

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