Leprosy in Nonimmigrant Canadian Man without Travel outside North America, 2014.
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ABSTRACT: 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.
SUBMITTER: Bonnar PE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749456 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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