<i>Mycobacterium leprae</i> in Nine-Banded Armadillos (<i>Dasypus novemcinctus</i>), Ecuador
We found Mycobacterium leprae, the most common etiologic agent of Hansen disease or leprosy, in tissues from 9 (18.75%) of 48 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) collected across continental Ecuador. Finding evidence of a wildlife reservoir is the first step to recognizing leprosy zoonotic transmission pathway in Ecuador or elsewhere.
Authors
- Emily Cisneros-Vásquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7357-5513)
- Jacobus H. de Waard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4118-1015)
- Melanie Cabezas-Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2899-3844)
- Daniel Romero-Álvarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6762-6046)
- Roxane Schaub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5742-3280)
- A. Townsend Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0243-2379)
- Carlos Bastidas‐Caldes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-7700)
- Charlotte Avanzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-4058)
- Mary Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9212-0258)
- Lauren E. Bennett
- Daniel Garzón-Chávez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-3509)
- Manuel Calvopiña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0286-0747)
- Alaine K. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1603-9913)
- Daniela Silva-Martinod
- Ritika R. Janapati
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.231143
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95