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Title of Collaborative Activity:

Leprosy Research Support in Armadillos (Dasypus Novemcinctus)

Description of Collaborative Activity:

The Leprosy Research Support and Maintenance of an Armadillo Colony – Post Genome Era interagency agreement provides standardized research reagents to investigators worldwide to assist in the development of skin test antigens used to detect leprosy. This agreement supports collaborative research to continuously improve biochemical, microbiological, and immunological models for leprosy research in an effort to provide the most up-to-date resource and expertise for mycobacterial researchers.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Other

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2002

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NIAID

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

HRSA