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 ...

Prof. Robert A. Schwartz is associated with the Order of Saint Lazarus, an international non-governmental organization committed to the fight against leprosy. The word “leprosy” conjures images of ...

Cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are on the rise in Florida, and the infectious disease may be endemic in the Southeastern United States, a new report suggests. Despite its ...

Access to treatment for leprosy is essential to global efforts to eliminate leprosy, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Leprosy Day, to be observed on 25 January. Leprosy is an ...

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 CDC says Central Florida accounts for 81% of leprosy cases in the state — and the disease could become endemic Getty Florida has seen an uptick in leprosy cases, an indication that the disease is ...

When a 54-year-old landscaper came into an Orlando dermatology clinic with a splotchy, painful rash, Dr. Rajiv Nathoo took five or six biopsies. The rash was spreading from the man’s limbs to his face ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The World Health Organization warned Monday that the battle against the age-old scourge of leprosy is not yet over, with more than 5,000 new cases reported yearly in the ...

Leprosy is on the rise again in the United States, particularly in Florida, concerning disease specialists. According to the World Health Organization, about 200,000 cases of the disease occur every ...

Pune: The Maharashtra govt has officially declared leprosy a "notifiable disease" to curb its spread and ensure timely treatment of patients. This directive, announced via a state health department ...