Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States.
Avanzi C
Bolivia
Garzon-Chavez D
Hansen disease
Jackson M
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium lepromatosis
PCR
Paraguay
Peterson AT. Mycobacterium leprae in armadillo tissues from museum collections
Suggested citation for this article: Romero-Alvarez D
United States
United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Mar [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2903.221636
armadillo
leprosy
molecular techniques
museum collections
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2023
03 2023
Historique:
entrez:
24
2
2023
pubmed:
25
2
2023
medline:
3
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We examined armadillos from museum collections in the United States using molecular assays to detect leprosy-causing bacilli. We found Mycobacterium leprae bacilli in samples from the United States, Bolivia, and Paraguay; prevalence was 14.8% in nine-banded armadillos. US isolates belonged to subtype 3I-2, suggesting long-term circulation of this genotype.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36823763
doi: 10.3201/eid2903.221636
pmc: PMC9973711
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
622-626Références
Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 28;9(1):3165
pubmed: 30816338
Front Microbiol. 2021 Sep 10;12:698588
pubmed: 34566911
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Mar;28(3):747-749
pubmed: 35202538
Nat Genet. 2009 Dec;41(12):1282-9
pubmed: 19881526
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Apr 7;112(14):4459-64
pubmed: 25831531
Science. 2013 Jul 12;341(6142):179-83
pubmed: 23765279
Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 5;71(8):e262-e269
pubmed: 31732729
Front Vet Sci. 2019 Feb 01;6:8
pubmed: 30775369
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008;2(11):e328
pubmed: 18982056
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Apr 27;14(4):e0008276
pubmed: 32339201
PLoS Pathog. 2021 Jun 3;17(6):e1009583
pubmed: 34081744
Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Dec;21(12):2127-34
pubmed: 26583204
Science. 2016 Nov 11;354(6313):744-747
pubmed: 27846605
Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 May;28(5):1067-1068
pubmed: 35450566