One More Thing To Worry About of the Day: In a study published in the most recent issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from the National Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Program in Baton Rouge, La., conclude that as many as a third of all annual leprosy cases in the United States, which total about 150 to 250, can be attributed to direct contact with armadillos.
The study’s authors hope their work will shed some light on why the majority of those infected with the disease respond negatively when asked by doctors if they’ve traveled abroad — leading doctors to rule out leprosy as a possible diagnosis.
“The important thing is that people should be discouraged from consuming armadillo flesh or handling it,” says National Hansen’s Disease Program researcher Richard W. Truman.
Done and done.
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