Armadillos Give Leprosy to Humans in Southern U.S.: Study

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I was 10 years old when my dad taught me that armadillos were leprosy carriers and that their meat shouldn't be eaten. That was 45 years ago. He was not a scientist, he was a deputy sheriff.

Bill Ray of LA 11:18AM April 30, 2011

When I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960e, my parents regularly had to get rid of pesky armadillos that would root up and burrow in our property in Central Texas. I remember vividly their repeated warnings to me about not touching armadillos because they carried leprosy.

Jonathan Hantke of TX 10:08AM April 28, 2011