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Volume 30, Number 12—December 2024
Dispatch
Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador
Daniel Romero-Alvarez
, Manuel Calvopiña, Emily Cisneros-Vásquez, Daniel Garzon-Chavez, Alaine K. Warren, Lauren S. Bennett, Ritika R. Janapati, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Melanie Cabezas-Moreno, Jacobus H. de Waard, Daniela Silva-Martinod, Roxane Schaub, Mary Jackson, A. Townsend Peterson, and Charlotte Avanzi
, Manuel Calvopiña, Emily Cisneros-Vásquez, Daniel Garzon-Chavez, Alaine K. Warren, Lauren S. Bennett, Ritika R. Janapati, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Melanie Cabezas-Moreno, Jacobus H. de Waard, Daniela Silva-Martinod, Roxane Schaub, Mary Jackson, A. Townsend Peterson, and Charlotte Avanzi
Table
Characteristics of animals and samples tested in a study of Mycobacterium leprae in nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador*
| Categories | No. (%) | M. leprae–positive, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Tissue samples | ||
| Liver | 38 (45.24) | 8 (21.05) |
| Spleen | 26 (30.95) | 4 (15.38) |
| Muscle | 10 (11.90) | 1 (10) |
| Heart | 3 (3.57) | 0 (0) |
| Kidney | 3 (3.57) | 0 (0) |
| Lung | 3 (3.57) | 0 (0) |
| Ear | 1 (1.19) | 0 (0) |
| Total |
84 (100) |
13 (15.48) |
| Armadillo species | ||
| Dasypus novemcinctus | 40 (83.33) | 9 (22.50) |
| Dasypus spp. | 6 (12.5) | 0 (0) |
| D. pastasae | 1 (2.08) | 0 (0) |
| Cabassous centralis | 1 (2.08) | 0 (0) |
| Total |
48 (100) |
9 (18.75) |
| Provinces | ||
| Esmeraldas | 10 (20.83) | 1 (10) |
| Sucumbíos | 9 (18.75) | 1 (11.11) |
| Guayas | 7 (14.58) | 0 (0) |
| Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 7 (14.58) | 3 (42.86) |
| Morona Santiago | 4 (8.3) | 0 (0) |
| Pastaza | 3 (6.25) | 1 (33.33) |
| Imbabura | 2 (4.17) | 1 (50) |
| Manabí | 2 (4.17) | 1 (50) |
| Cañar | 1 (2.08) | 1 (100) |
| Cotopaxi | 1 (2.08) | 0 (0) |
| Los Ríos | 1 (2.08) | 0 (0) |
| No information | 1 (2.08) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 48 (100) | 9 (18.75) |
*A total of 84 tissue samples corresponding to 48 individual armadillos from 4 species were tested for Mycobacterium leprae. Percentage of M. leprae positives is calculated with the total sampling of each row. No samples were positive for M. lepromatosis.
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