Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are more or less unique in being easily infected with human leprosy; in fact, about 2% of Louisiana 'dillos are naturally infected. Obviously these animals would be quite an infection hazard. What I want to know is - is there any way to obtain armadillo tissue blocks as control material for staining Mycobacterium leprae?
Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:20 PM, <nmhi...@comcast.net> wrote: > Okay, now I have to know more. I realize this is not strictly > "histologically"-oriented, but since armadillos are used for research that > would likely involve histology, I'd like to know more about the armadillos > used at AFIP. And I assume that by putting "them in a box with a > blanket..." that these guys/gals were ah...living specimens when AFIP > closed? What was the research? > > ________________________________ > From: "Jay Lundgren" <jaylundg...@gmail.com> > To: "Patsy Ruegg" <pru...@ihctech.net> > Cc: nmhi...@comcast.net, "Rene J Buesa" <rjbu...@yahoo.com>, > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Shirley A. Powell" > <powell...@mercer.edu>, "Bob Richmond" <rsrichm...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 5:01:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Armadillos living at AFIP > > Of course I know AFIP closed, I was there the day they shut the doors. That > doesn't answer the question of what happened to the armadillos. I'll bet > someone put them in a box with a blanket and gave them away in front of > Walmart. > > Sincerely? > > Jay A. > Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
