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Armadillos can carry rabies (though rarely) and the bacteriumMycobacterium leprae which causes leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease. “There are a handful of cases annually of people in the ...
“In the southern United States, some armadillos are naturally infected with the bacteria that cause Hansen’s disease in people and it may be possible that they can spread it to people.
EVANSVILLE – Armadillos are spreading into Indiana.The disease they bring with them, though, could take a long time to get here. The squat, sharp-clawed mammals are confirmed carriers of ...
Many species use their sharp claws to dig for food, such as grubs, and to dig dens. The nine-banded armadillo prefers to build burrows in moist soil near the creeks, streams, and arroyos around which it lives and feeds. Paws of a hairy and a giant armadillo. Armadillos have very poor eyesight, and use their keen sense of smell to hunt for food ...
Flour beetles are important commercial pests of grain storage. Various insects attack dry food products, with flour beetles, the drugstore beetle, the sawtoothed grain beetle and the Indianmeal moth being found worldwide. The insects may be present in the warehouse or maybe introduced during shipping, in retail outlets, or in the home; they may ...
The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming unappetizing, poisonous, or infectious. Spoilage is caused by the practically unavoidable infection and subsequent decomposition of meat by bacteria and fungi, which are borne by the animal itself, by the people handling the meat, and by their implements.
A genetic study at the National Hansen’s Disease Program reported armadillos may be a source of infection. In the southern United States, some armadillos are naturally infected with the bacteria ...
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