# Armadillo-Leprosy link?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillo-leprosy-link/70236>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillo-leprosy-link/70236 "2001-06-26T19:51:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillo-leprosy-link/70236/1 "2001-06-26T19:51:20Z")

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I know, I know! I should have done a search. This is definitely something Cecil will have already expained, but its been bugging me for a couple of weeks now. NPR had a woman on Morning Edition who mentioned it in passing ("well, everyone already knows this and…"type of answer) and then Eve mentioned someone performing Armadillolingis on television in a post in IMHO.

And basically, I want to know–Is there any sort of link between leprosy and armadillos?

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillo-leprosy-link/70236/2 "2001-06-26T19:59:45Z")

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You have weeks to be bugged by this but no time to do a search? [Do Armadillos Carry Leprosy?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/990219.html)

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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillo-leprosy-link/70236/3 "2001-06-26T20:22:46Z")

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I KNEW that was going to happen! I accidently had the new thread open and…Jeez, I hate when that happens.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillo-leprosy-link/70236/4 "2001-06-26T20:43:59Z")

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I don’t want to make you feel any worse than you must already, TVtime, but here is another [related story](http://www.discover.com/nov_00/featleprosy.html)