Worldwide, more than 200,000 people are diagnosed with leprosy each year, largely in Southeast Asia, according to the World Health Organization. The CDC said among the new leprosy cases reported in ...

In 2020, 159 new cases of leprosy were reported in the U.S., according to the country’s National Hansen’s Disease Program. Florida was among the top reporting states.

Olivia O’Hearn, a graduate student at the University of Kentucky, studies a dead armadillo. Researchers have collected and ...

There is "rising evidence that leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern United States," the report continues. A disease outbreak is considered endemic when it is consistently present but limited ...

Hansen's Disease, more commonly known as leprosy, is a chronic disease that can lead to physical impairment. Today it exists in over 100 countries, and while the infection is treatable, access to ...

New Delhi: In a bid to eradicate leprosy by 2027, the health ministry has urged states and Union territories to implement a revised treatment regimen for paucibacillary and multibacillary cases.