[Histonet] Armadillos living at AFIP

[Mark Turner]

Dr. Bob,

I'd bet that 80 mph on a Louisiana highway after midnight might reap a few specimens....

Just bring a scalpel and a vat of formalin!

Mark Turner, HT(ASCP) QIHC
IHC / Histology Manager



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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Richmond [mailto:rsrichmond <@t> gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 10:27 PM
To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Armadillos living at AFIP

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,  <nmhisto <@t> 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" <jaylundgren <@t> gmail.com>
> To: "Patsy Ruegg" <pruegg <@t> ihctech.net>
> Cc: nmhisto <@t> comcast.net, "Rene J Buesa" <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>, 
> histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Shirley A. Powell"
> <POWELL_SA <@t> mercer.edu>, "Bob Richmond" <rsrichmond <@t> 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)
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