Human leprosy is primarily caused by Mycobacterium leprae, but also by the related 'M.
lepromatosis'. Ancient leprosy can be recognised in archaeological materials by the …

Résumé Source de nombreux mythes, la Guyane représente un territoire exceptionnel par
la richesse de sa biodiversité et par la variété des communautés qui la composent. Seul …

Prescribed fire is a critical forest management tool, the frequency and size of which can alter
the composition of wildlife communities. In the longleaf pine ecosystem of the southeastern …

Introduction Leprosy, one of the oldest known human diseases, continues to pose a global
challenge for disease control due to an incomplete understanding of its transmission …

To evaluate the prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in
road killed armadillos identified along Brazilian regions, samples of liver, spleen, muscle …

Abstract In Canada, Hansen disease (leprosy) is rare and not considered in diagnoses for
nonimmigrant patients. We report Mycobacterium leprae infection in a Canadian man whose …

Simple Summary Currently, the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is the only known
wild rodent detected with Mycobacterium leprae and M. lepromatosis infection and serves as …

There is evidence that in southern US, leprosy is a zoonosis infecting wild Dasypus
novemcinctus armadillos but the extent of this finding is unknown. This ecological study …

The presence of leprosy in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) was first described in
Scotland in 2014. 1 Initially, the causative agent identified was Mycobacterium lepromatosis …

Few investigations to date have analyzed the epidemiology of Hansen's disease (leprosy) in
the United States, and in particular, if birth location is related to multibacillary versus …