Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1928. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.171145.
Autochthonous leprosy has been reported in New York City, where there are no wild armadillos. Recent autochthonous cases also have been reported in Georgia and Florida and blamed on armadillos, including cases with no known armadillo exposure. International migration needs to be considered as a cause of autochthonous leprosy.
在没有野生犰狳的纽约市也有报道称出现了原生麻风病。最近在佐治亚州和佛罗里达州也报告了一些原生病例,归咎于犰狳,包括一些没有已知犰狳接触史的病例。国际移民也需要被认为是原生麻风病的一个原因。