Armadillos are unique and fascinating creatures. Interestingly, one species, the La Plata three-banded armadillo, can roll ...

LOS ANGELES - With some genetic sleuthing, scientists have fingered a likely culprit in the spread of leprosy in the southern United States: the nine-banded armadillo. DNA tests show a match in ...

Many people might think leprosy is a relic of the past, but recent studies in a Brazilian state where the disease is prevalent shows that the disease is closer to Humans gave leprosy to armadillos ...

Yes. Nine-banded armadillos can carry leprosy which can be transmitted to people, according to the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife. Contact with armadillos should be kept to a minimum.

The squat, sharp-clawed mammals are confirmed carriers of Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria behind leprosy, or Hansen’s disease. And southeastern states where nine-banded armadillos lumber in ...

Campos Krauer plans to test the armadillo for leprosy, an ancient illness also known as Hansen’s disease that can lead to nerve damage and disfigurement in humans. He and other scientists are ...

GAINESVILLE — In an open-air barn at the edge of the University of Florida, veterinarian Juan Campos Krauer examines a dead armadillo’s footpads and ears for signs of infection. Its claws are ...

Leprosy is also not spread by sex nor can it be passed on to an unborn child during pregnancy. A nine-banded armadillo. There is some evidence that these armadillos may carry the bacteria that can ...

In the United States, leprosy has been entrenched for more than a century in parts of the South where people came into contact with armadillos, the principle proven linkage from animal to humans.

In the United States, leprosy has been entrenched for more than a century in parts of the South where people came into contact with armadillos, the principle proven linkage from animal to humans.