Molecular and spatial evaluation of small rodents and Didelphimorphis infected with Mycobacterium leprae in the southern Amazon, Brazil.
Elderson Mariano de Souza ValoisNathan Guilherme de OliveiraPatrick Ricardo de LázariDavid José Ferreira da SilvaRaissa Campos RotelliLavínia Cássia Ferreira BatistaMarcos Henrique SobralBruna Eduarda BortolomaiAmanda Juliane FinardiTaal LeviCarlos Augusto PeresRoberta Vieira de Morais BronzoniIda Maria Foschiani Dias BaptistaPublished in: Zoonoses and public health (2024)
Our results suggest that wild animals can play an important role in the maintenance of M. leprae in endemic regions with major anthropic action in Brazil. Therefore, integrating human, animal, and environmental health care with the One Health initiative is highly efficient for the development of effective strategies to contain and control leprosy in Brazil.