The southeastern United States is experiencing leprosy cases in numbers that may be "endemic," a research letter recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. When an ...

Experts warn that one of the oldest infectious diseases in history — leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease — now may be endemic in Florida, according to a recent report. From 2015 to 2020, 34% of ...

Armadillos slowly migrated from the west and were first spotted in Tennessee about 35 years ago, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is seeing a rise in leprosy cases that could mean the disease is now endemic in the Sunshine State, according to a letter published by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

CLEVELAND — The leprosy outbreak in Central Florida is getting a lot of media attention, but is it really a concern for vacationing Ohioans? In a word, no. The CDC has not issued a travel advisory to ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in a new Emerging Infectious Diseases report on Tuesday that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are rising in Florida. The ...

Health officials are seeing more cases of the rare disease of leprosy in Florida, and want to find out why. Are foreign travelers bringing the disease to Florida with them? Are people in the state ...

Cindy Krischer GoodmanSouth Florida Sun Sentinel (Tribune News Service) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are ...

Leprosy, also called Hansen’s disease, in a 54-year-old man in Central Florida in 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Leprosy, an easily curable disease ...

In the Vietnamese highlands lives a colony of people suffering from a chronic infectious disease that often leads to a loss of sense of touch and pain, physical deformities, and life-altering social ...