| naturally acquired leprosy in the nine-banded armadillo: a decade of experience 1975-1985. | a decade has passed since our first report of naturally acquired leprosy in the nine-banded armadillo. our studies and those of others during this period confirm the identification of the etiologic agent as mycobacterium leprae. confirmation is based on the results of histopathologic examination and microbiologic evaluations that included attempts to culture the organism, flourescent antibody studies, mycolic acid analysis, and dna determinations demonstrating complete relatedness between the na ... | 1986 | 3534127 |
| seroprevalence of west nile virus in nonhuman primates as related to mosquito abundance at two national primate research centers. | west nile virus (wnv) surfaced as an emerging infectious disease in the northeastern united states in 1999, gradually spread across the continent, and is now endemic throughout north america. outdoor-housed nonhuman primates at the tulane national primate research center (tnprc) in louisiana were documented with a relatively high prevalence (36%) of antibodies to west nile virus. we examined the prevalence of antibodies to wnv in a nonhuman primate population housed in outdoor colonies at the ye ... | 2007 | 17348299 |