Armadillos are native to South America; and leprosy, first brought to Brazil over 500 years ago by the European explorers and through the slave trade from West Africa, has been widespread there ...

ARMADILLO INFECTION Nine-banded armadillos (one shown) may help spread leprosy to people in Brazil. USFWS By Tina Hesman Saey June 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm ...

Of the 22 armadillos they have studied, three of them have tested positive for leprosy, which “generally means they’ve got the bacteria on their body somewhere,” Cox said. He said they are still ...

Can you get leprosy from armadillos? It's possible, but unlikely. A genetic study at the National Hansen’s Disease Program reported armadillos may be a source of infection.

General Armadillos can transmit leprosy to humans About one-third of U.S. leprosy cases come from infected armadillos, say researchers By Maclean's April 28, 2011 ...

Armadillos have been under suspicion since the 1970s. But, now, using advanced DNA analysis, scientists have scrutinize samples of the mycobacterium leprae found in wild armadillos and some U.S ...

DNA samples were taken from 33 wild armadillos in Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Scientists also took skin biopsies from 50 leprosy patients being treated at a Baton Rouge ...