<i>Mycobacterium leprae</i> in Nine-Banded Armadillos (<i>Dasypus novemcinctus</i>), Ecuador
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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.
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Daniel Romero-Álvarez, & Manuel Calvopiña, & Emily Cisneros-Vásquez, & Daniel Garzón-Chávez, & Alaine K. Warren, & Lauren E. Bennett, & Ritika R. Janapati, & Carlos Bastidas‐Caldes, & Melanie Cabezas-Moreno, & Jacobus H. de Waard, & Daniela Silva-Martinod, & Roxane Schaub, & Mary Jackson, & A. Townsend Peterson, & Charlotte Avanzi (2024). <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i> in Nine-Banded Armadillos (<i>Dasypus novemcinctus</i>), Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.231143