[Histonet] Armadillos living at AFIP

[Bob Richmond]

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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