Leprosy Mailing List – November 16, 2020
Ref.: (LML) Leprosy, ancient scourge of humans, found to assail wild chimpanzees
From: R. Vijayaraghavan, Chennai, India
Dear Pieter.
This photograph is very important one (LML, November 15, 2020), but we need to do a skin smear study to confirm ? this nodules are due to M.leprae. If so Chimp is a good model but we are not going to get anything big (other than publication) by way of creating a vivid animal model.
Nodules are closely resembling the LL type, but we need a Histopathological evidence of AFB in Sections of tissues (Fite-Faraco staining). I may be correct , I may be wrong but I wish to ensure ethics both human and animal models before being this study is further carried out.
I am not clear this infection is naturally infected in Chimp? A detailed study is necessary?
Interesting picture, thanks for sharing,
Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan. Ph.D (Leprosy)
Madras (Chennai)
India
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