In the meantime, armadillos have continued to expand their territory northward, partly due to climate change, possibly bringing a leprosy with them. As experts note, domestic cases are becoming more common. Scientists are eager to know whether the prehistoric looking creatures are in fact the culprits. While the majority of leprosy cases are transmitted to the US. Through international travel, a center for Disease Control and Prevention report in August suggests the disease is becoming endemic to the southeastern parts of the country, where armadillos are most often found
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 0:22
It's. Wow. This was really interesting. Wow. I mean, leprosy is a disease from biblical days. So for it to be coming back prevalent like it is, that's really something. And then to say that armadillos carry the disease, I never knew that. So this is really interesting. Thank you so much for letting us know. I mean, again, wow
