Clark K A, Kim S H, Boening L F, Taylor M J, Betz T G, McCasland F V
J Wildl Dis. 1987 Apr;23(2):220-4. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-23.2.220.
Tissue sections from 237 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from 51 central Texas counties were examined microscopically for acid-fast bacilli and/or lesions of leprosy. Neither were found. A review of the literature relative to the incidence of leprosy from armadillos in Texas indicates that residents of counties along the Texas Gulf Coast may be at risk of contracting leprosy by handling infected armadillos or their tissues.
对来自得克萨斯州中部51个县的237只九带犰狳（Dasypus novemcinctus）的组织切片进行了显微镜检查，以寻找抗酸杆菌和/或麻风病变。两者均未发现。一项关于得克萨斯州犰狳麻风发病率的文献综述表明，得克萨斯州墨西哥湾沿岸各县的居民可能因接触受感染的犰狳或其组织而有感染麻风的风险。
