• toynbee@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    One must assume that domestic armadillos are less risky, but I would hesitate to pet an armadillo as I’ve heard they commonly carry leprosy.

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      5 months ago

      Leprosy famously has a very low R0 value. Low enough that it’s really surprising that it was ever considered an epidemic.