Florida residents warned of leprosy risk from armadillos
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The armadillos are coming! What does the expansion of the nine-banded armadillos mean for us? The nine-banded armadillo was first seen in the United States in 1849. Since then, it has expanded its range into Iowa, Indiana, Illinois and Virginia, and seems poised to spread even farther north. This range expansion is mostly a natural phenomenon — except for a population that has spread from Florida, reportedly released from a private Zoo on Florida’s Space Coast in the 1920s. The armadillo’s range
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Myth: armadillos have leprosy. Three banded armadillos do NOT carry leprosy! You can only get leprosy from certain interactions with a nine banded armadillo. #westmeister #westmeisterfarm #ohio #shelbyohio #armadillo #myth #mythbusted #johnnycashew | Westmeister Farm Animal Encounters
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As nine-banded armadillos spread across Kentucky, UK researchers track sightings and study their rare link to leprosy—urging caution but not alarm as populations grow. #kentucky #armadillos #kywildlife | Kentucky.com
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More than 16 percent of Florida’s armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report » Emerging Pathogens Institute » University of Florida
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