Leprosy in Nonimmigrant Canadian Man without Travel outside North America, 2014

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: armadillos;    microbiology;    Canada;    epidemiology;    disease reservoirs;    humans;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2401.170547

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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 sole travel was to Florida, USA. The M. leprae isolate was identified as armadillo-associated genotype 3I-2-v1. Travelers to the southern United States should avoid contact with armadillos.

【 授权许可】

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