After a brief research they've obviously been in Kentucky for over a decade. Especially western Kentucky. During the research I also read where they're having a problem with leprosy in the south from the armadillo. So I would advise nobody touching that and perhaps using some common sense to clean that dead armadillo. Do a brief research and you'll see what I'm saying. It's not really a creature that I am excited to have habitat. The risk may not be real high but it definitely is a possibility.