New Evidence That Wild Armadillos Spread Leprosy to Humans
June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
FORT COLLINS, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release:
An international team led by researchers at Colorado State University has found that human contact with wild armadillos -- including eating the meat -- has contributed to extremely high infection rates of a pathogen that can cause leprosy in Para, Brazil.
Mycobacterium leprae can cause leprosy, a chronic disease characterized by lesions of the skin and nerve damage, in humans . . .
An international team led by researchers at Colorado State University has found that human contact with wild armadillos -- including eating the meat -- has contributed to extremely high infection rates of a pathogen that can cause leprosy in Para, Brazil.
Mycobacterium leprae can cause leprosy, a chronic disease characterized by lesions of the skin and nerve damage, in humans . . .