This Jan. 15, 2009 picture made available by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows a nine-banded armadillo in Texas. ... known medically as Hansen's disease and curable if promptly treated.

They’re cute. They’re often roadkill. Some gourmands say they’re tasty, whether baked or barbecued. Now Louisiana researchers have learned something else about nine-banded armadillos. “A ...

With some genetic sleuthing, scientists have fingered a likely culprit in the spread of leprosy in the southern United States: the 9-banded armadillo. "I would not cuddle armadillos," said Dr ...

Armadillos, with their sharp claws and body armor, don't have a reputation for being cuddly. New research should make them even less so. They turn out to be a potential source of leprosy in ...

Armadillos may spread leprosy. New disease strain shows up in patients and animals in Deep South. ... DON’T TOUCH The nine-banded armadillo can carry leprosy and possibly pass it on to people.

They’re cute. They’re often roadkill. Some gourmands say they’re tasty, whether baked or barbecued. Now Louisiana researchers have learned something else about nine-banded armadillos. “A ...

Block entry under decks, sheds and houses. Attaching hardware cloth is usually enough to deter armadillos from digging around under foundations, says Dykes.

In August, the CDC said leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, could be becoming endemic in the Southeast — where armadillos often reside. Other than humans, nine-banded armadillos are the only mammals ...

The bacteria that causes leprosy, a chronic disease that can lead to disfigurement and nerve damage, is known to be transmitted to humans from nine-banded armadillos. A new study reports that 62 ...

"Hansen's disease, formerly known as leprosy, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria," which has also been found in nine-banded armadillos, deputy press secretary Brad Dalton said in a email.

The nine-banded armadillos that can transmit the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae to humans were once thought to be primarily confined to parts of Louisiana and Texas. However, now there's evidence ...

LOS ANGELES — They’re cute. They’re often roadkill. Some gourmands say they’re tasty, whether baked or barbecued. Louisiana researchers have learned something else about nine-banded ...