| Author | Frota, Cristiane Cunha | |
| Author | Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Costa | |
| Author | Rocha, Adalgiza da Silva | |
| Author | Suffys, Philip Noel | |
| Author | Rolim, Benedito Neilson | |
| Author | Rodrigues, Laura Cunha | |
| Author | Barreto, Maurício Lima | |
| Author | Kendall, Carl | |
| Author | Kerr, Ligia Regina Sansigolo | |
| Access date | 2018-11-06T16:55:52Z | |
| Available date | 2018-11-06T16:55:52Z | |
| Document date | 2012 | |
| Citation | FROTA, Cristiane Cunha; et al. Mycobacterium leprae in six-banded (Euphractus sexcinctus) and nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in Northeast Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, v.107, Suppl. I, p.209-213, 2012. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0074-0276 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/29908 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Hanseníase | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | eco-epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Mycobacterium leprae | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
| Title | Mycobacterium leprae in six-banded (Euphractus sexcinctus) and nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in Northeast Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| Abstract | Human beings are the main reservoir of the causative agent of leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae. In the Americas, nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) also act as a reservoir for the bacillus. In the state of Ceará (CE), which is located in Northeast Brazil and is an endemic area of leprosy, there are several species of armadillos, including D. novemcinctus and Euphractus sexcinctus (six-banded armadillo). Contact between humans and armadillos occur mainly through hunting, cleaning, preparing, cooking and eating. This study identified M. leprae DNA in the two main species of armadillos found in Northeast Brazil. A total of 29 wild armadillos (27 D. novemcinctus and 2 E. sexcinctus) were captured in different environments of CE countryside. Samples from the ear, nose, liver and spleen from each of these animals were tested by a nested M. leprae-specific repetitive element polymerase chain reaction assay. The samples that tested positive were confirmed by DNA sequencing. M. leprae was detected in 21% (6/29) of the animals, including five D. novemcinctus and one E. sexcinctus. This is the first Brazilian study to identify the presence of a biomarker of M. leprae in wild armadillos (D. novemcinctus and E. sexcinctus) in a leprosy hyperendemic area where there is continuous contact between humans and armadillos. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Aplicada a Micobactérias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular Aplicada a Micobactérias. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado do Ceará. Controle de Zoonoses / Vetores. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. London, UK. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Center for Global Health Equity. Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences.New Orleans, LA, USA. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Euphractus sexcinctus | pt_BR |
| Subject | Dasypus novemcinctus | pt_BR |
| Subject | Mycobacterium leprae | pt_BR |
| Subject | eco-epidemiology | pt_BR |
| Subject | leprosy | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1678-8060 | |
