According to the Centers for Disease Control, there's another thing to worry about when visiting Florida: Leprosy. In a recent research letter published on the CDC website, the authors say there is ...

Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising scientific evidence suggests. A research letter in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, ...

An undated photo shows a patient being treated for leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease. (File photo) Leprosy is one of those diseases that carries with it a lot of fear, and much stigma, even far ...

Experts warn that one of the oldest infectious diseases in history — leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease — now may be endemic in Florida, according to a recent report. From 2015 to 2020, 34% of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a research letter on Monday sounding the alarm about rising cases of leprosy in Florida. After reviewing data from 2020, the most recent data ...

The word “leprosy” conjures images of biblical plagues, but the disease is still with us today. Caused by infectious bacteria, some 200,000 new cases are reported each year, according to the World ...

Rising evidence is pointing to the possibility that leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern U.S. with Florida being named among the top reported states. In a recently published research letter ...

FLORIDA, USA — Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. A recently ...

Leprosy is an ancient disease, a biblical curse and, even in the 21st century, a cultural shame so severe that in some countries, patients are sent to live in isolated colonies or tossed out of their ...

A recent research letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising eyebrows amongst medical professionals and the general public. While the U.S. still has very few cases of leprosy, ...

Leprosy, an easily curable disease that affects the skin and nervous system, may already be endemic to Central Florida — where it’s suspected to now have a constant presence, according to a report ...