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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Leprosy Is Back and Armadillos May Be to Blame | Hot Take with Jesse Weber

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On Tuesday’s "Hot Take," Jesse Weber digs into the medical mystery behind Florida's slow rise in leprosy cases (also known as Hansen's disease) — and why the nine-banded armadillo, the only animal besides humans known to naturally carry the bacteria, may be to blame. Weber breaks down how it spreads, the surprising plot twist that humans likely gave armadillos leprosy first, and what health experts want you to know.

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Sourcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeJGaF1pt2Y
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NPR (Ryan Benk) - Texas's state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home

Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas' state mammal has gotten a foothold in the Tar Heel State.

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Sourcehttps://www.npr.org/2026/03/15/nx-s1-5745031/texass-state-animals-armadillos-are-making-north-carolina-their-home
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