In 2022, the most recent year for which figures are available, 24 per cent of the population in Limerick were considered ...

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam had reported 299 cases of leprosy in 2019. A recent study analysing 68 of these cases, identified a persistent burden of .

European colonizers were thought to have brought leprosy to the Americas, but a new study reveals it existed there for thousands of years and was spread by a recently discovered bacteria species.

Leprosy, also called Hansen’s disease, is primarily caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. But in 2008, scientists discovered that a similar species, M. lepromatosis, can cause it, too.

A form of leprosy affected people in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans, contrary to popular belief. “The narrative around leprosy has been always been that it’s this awful ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent.

Leprosy patients rest in their ward at Alert Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 8, 2025. Ethiopia, a country of some 130 million people in northeastern Africa ...

Understanding Leprosy: Symptoms, Transmission, And Treatments Available Today With the right healthcare measures in place, we'll wipe out leprosy allowing people to live healthy lives.

The Connection Between Leprosy And Chronic Pain: A Neurological Insight It is important to add pain management to leprosy treatment protocols. This can reduce the challenges that patients face ...

So how can you explain the occurrence of a case of leprosy in the southwest of Ireland in 2024? Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae.

NEW DELHI: As many as 1,82,815 new leprosy cases were reported across more than 100 countries in 2023, with 95 per cent of these cases concentrated in 23 global ...