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Leprosy in Nonimmigrant Canadian Man without Travel outside North America, 2014
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Jan 2018
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(1):165-166.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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.
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Pubmed ID:29260666
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5749456
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