Leprosy resurfaces in India due to climate change, poverty, and stigma, demanding urgent interventions and visibility.

The African Media Network for Health and Environment Promotion (REMAPSEN) has announced plans to convene the 4th African Media Forum on NTDs in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from November 25 to 27, 2025.The ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease ... arguing that many patients had been secluded for years and would face extreme difficulties reintegrating into society. In 2023, the government ...

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 ...

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.

Most of the animals I see on the road are in extreme circumstances— either dying to mate ... Armadillos not only carry leprosy, but They also have been expanding their range in america for more than a ...

In SQUINT: MY JOURNEY WITH LEPROSY, the now healthy Houston social ... forearms, and legs; extreme hypersensitivity to pain; and slow-healing sores. At Mercy Hospital, in Laredo, a biopsy of ...

Some experts say the nine-banded armadillo may be behind a rise in domestically transmitted cases of leprosy. Another group quick to defend the armored creature says there’s little data to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...