Gainesville, Florida – At a free airport on board the University of Florida, vets Juan Campos Krauer Examine the canines and bones of an armadillo’s death looking for signs of infection.
They are strangled and covered in blood. Campos Crower said he would jump into his cabin while walking on a track.
Then, court with a bistro of an animal’s lower half and all other vital organs: fury, wounds, wounds. He filled the bottles in an ultra-free congealer in a laboratory at his university.
Campos Crower plans to examine armadillos to detect leprosy, a former soldier who also knew Hansen’s disease which can provoke nervousness and deformity in humans. Together with other scientists we are trying to solve a medical mystery: why Florida Central has been converted into a critical area due to the Antigua bacteria.
The phenomenon is rare in the United States. However, Florida, which reported the highest number of cases of any state, has seen a surge in patients. The epicenter is located in Orlando. Brevard reported a 13% drop from 159 cases in 2020, according to an analysis of state and federal data by the Tampa Bay Times.
Many questions about this phenomenon remain without answers. But experts believe armadillos hit a paper trail in spreading the infection to people. To understand who is at risk and prevent infection, 10 of those scientists have worked together over the past year to investigate.
The group includes researchers from the University of Florida, the University of Colorado Springs, and Emory University in Atlanta.
“We really don’t know how this transmission is happening,” said Ramanuj Lahiri, head of the laboratory investigation team. Hansen National Environmental Protection ProgramI studied bacteria and treated leprosy patients all over the country.
“Nada ncajaba”
I think leprosy is a human infection the oldest in history. People have probably been castrated for at least 100,000 years. This is why it is estimated: The Bible describes it as a punishment for sinners. In modern times, patients were exterminated in “colonies” around the world, including Hawaii and Louisiana.
In high-level cases, slow-growing bacteria cause some lesions. If you won’t do that, You can stop your mind and feet,
But it is actually difficult to get infected with leprosy, as the infection is not very contagious. Antibiotics can be taken for a year or two. Free forms are available from the federal government and the World Health Organization (WHO), which launched a campaign in December 1990 to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem.
In 2000, the number of cases reported on EE.UU. They dropped to their lowest level in the last decade, with 77 infections. However, there was still an increase of 180 from 2011 to 2020, according to data from the Hansen National Fermidad program.
During this time, a curious trend was conducted in Florida.
In the first decade of July 21, 67 cases were reported. Miami-Dade County had 20 infections in two weeks, the most in Florida. The largest number of these cases has been received from the country, according to a data analysis by the Florida Department of Health.
Over the next 10 years, however, cases were recorded in the 176th double-decker situation, and the Brevard situation has now become a hero.
It turned out that this population is about a fifth the size of Miami-Dade, with 85 infections recorded during this time, most of which were unknown to anyone in the state and blamed for all of Florida’s cases. Over the past decade, Brevard recorded only five cases.
Notably, at least a portion of Brevard infections were detected inside the state, unless the individuals had been abroad.
More cases of leprosy have been diagnosed in India, Brazil and Indonesia than anywhere else, report over 135,000 combined infections Only in 2022.
People don’t need to go to areas where they’ve been exposed to people with leprosy, said Barry Inman, a former Brevard Health Department epidemiologist who investigated cases and expects to retire in 2021.
“Nothing,” Inman said. A lot of armadillos have been found in some patients who knew they had the bacteria. But most didn’t say so. We spend a lot of time in the open air, including the staff at Jardins and the waiters. The cases are usually at a high level.
It was difficult to determine why the miscarriage occurred, so it was collected. Because the bacteria are slow-growing, it can take 20 years or more for symptoms to begin.
Are amoebas or insects to blame?
By being aware of leprosy you can paper over the rising number of cases in Brevard. Doctors should report leprosy to the health department. However, Inman said many people did not know it, as academics did so after noticing cases from the 2000s.
But, Inman said, that’s not the only factor at play. “I don’t think there’s anything new going on in my mind,” he said.
Other parts of the Florida Center have also registered with more infections. From 2011 to 2020, Polk recorded 12 cases, tripling the number compared to the previous 10 years. Volusia accounts for 10 cases. No reports in the last decade.
Scientists are focused on armadillos. Please note that these are the animals that can cause infection indirectly through skin infections from dog bites.
Armadillos, which are protected by hard caprazones, serve as good shelters for the bacteria, but they don’t like heat and can thrive in animals with lower body temperatures. 86 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit,
Lahiri, the Hansen National Effort Program scientist, said colonies probably have made it to the New World in the past few years, and in some cases the insects have become infected.
These nocturnal mammals can cause wounds just like they do to humans. In honor of the more than one million armadillos in Florida, we honor Campos Krauer, assistant professor at the University of Florida’s Department of Animal Medicine’s Great Veterinary Clinic.
When we were seeing lepra clearly. A study published in 2015 with over 600 armadillos Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi They found that about 16% had evidence of infection. Public health experts have claimed that leprosy was first caught in armadillos on the east bank of the Mississippi River and later spread to other animals. Pay it forward,
Control animals are a well-known threat. Laboratory research has shown that single-celled amoeba that survive in water can also contain bacteria.
Armadillos disappear and come to the loombers, leaving them to the dismay of the survivors’ owners. The animals can ingest bacteria while feeding, preferring amoebas, which can then infect people.
Leprosy experts also question whether insects help spread the infection. People who were struggling in hiding could also be guilty of laboratory tests.
“Some people who are infected are infected with armadillo or are not infected at all,” he said Norman BeattyAssistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida. “There is probably another source of transmission in the environment.”
Krauer’s troops, who were looking for dead armadillos on Gainesville’s roads, wanted to retrieve the infected animals and hide them in a concealed area, allowing the rest to remain in a band on the ground, while also killing mosquitoes. Examine the earth and larvae to identify the bacteria.
According to scientists, the only thing that has solved this mystery is a leprosy variant discovered in Florida. In a 2015 study, researchers discovered armadillos from the Silvestre Refugio Nacional de Vida on Merritt Island, which was primarily in Brevard, traveled to Volusia to purchase a patent variant. No rear view,
These patients from this region were also found to be affected by this variant. At the genetic level, it is similar to another variant found in armadillos elsewhere in the world, he said Charlotte Avanzi”I don’t know if it’s a cause of serious accidents,” said Lahiri, a University of Colorado Boulder investigator who specialized in lepra.
mitigate risk
The public should not approach cages because of the leprosy, nor should people be pressured to sacrifice armadillos, investigators advise.
Scientists estimate that more than 95% of the world’s human population has a natural ability to resist an outbreak. Several months are needed for the respiratory tract to be exposed to infection in the human body.
But when infection occurs, death can occur. “If we understand better, we can learn to live our lives to minimize the risk,” Campos-Crauer said.
The new investigation could also provide information in other locations. For armadillos that are not in hibernation, I’m watching a movie going northCampos Krauer visited areas such as Indiana and Virginia.
Due to climate change it can become even more dangerous.
According to medical experts, people suffering from leprosy can take simple precautions. One should use a rag to work on the earth and wash hands after that. By picking up a garden or garden room from a corner, you can limit the chances of contamination of the floor.
If you want to lose an armadillo’s nuts, it’s better to use a mascarilla, Campos Krauer said. Don’t play with animals, come on, move on John SpencerScientists at the University of Colorado Estate, who studied the transmission of lepra in Brazil. In Florida, it is legally prohibited to carry out unlicensed vaccinations every year.
So far, Campos Crouer’s team has found 16 dead armadillos on trails in the Gainesville area, far from the state’s lepra epicenter, out of more than 100 million, trying to get an initial idea of where the bacteria might be taking hold.
But no matter, this is a positive thing.
This article was produced in collaboration with KFF Health News and the Tampa Bay Times.
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