No, the CDC has not issued a travel advisory for Florida over rising leprosy cases, despite the surge in Google searches ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is rare in the U.S., but cases are on the rise in Florida. (frank600/Getty Images) Leprosy may sound like an affliction from a bygone era, but the disease — ...

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

A new report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s medical journal looked at an increase in leprosy cases in 2020 in states like Florida, and the increase in “locally acquired” ...

Cases of typhoid and leprosy are in the Queensland community sparking warnings for travellers to take precautions when ...

In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic” in Florida. As a physician in Florida who specializes in treating leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease ...

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, ...

Leprosy, polio and TB are among diseases that plague millions worldwide. Aug. 14, 2009— -- The bubonic plague, leprosy and polio are thought of as diseases of the past -- things that might have ...

Leprosy is a disease caused by the bacillary microorganism Mycobacterium leprae. The organism has high infectivity but low virulence, therefore most humans are immune to clinical infection. However, ...

Share on Pinterest Leprosy is a chronic bacterial infection that can be acquired from armadillos or others with the condition. Johner Images/Getty Images Leprosy cases have been increasing in Florida ...

Cases of leprosy are surging in central Florida, according to a recent research letter shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors said that the Sunshine State has "witnessed ...

Rising cases of leprosy in the Southeast U.S. point to the possibility of the disease becoming endemic to the region, and a high concentration of those cases were reported in central Florida.