Leprosy in India remains a challenge due to delayed detection, stigma, and inadequate healthcare. Early diagnosis and ...

Hansen's disease mainly affects the eastern and western provinces. Although with multi-drug therapy (MDT) Sri Lanka has reduced cases, it remains a ‘high incidence country’.

Health experts and stakeholders gathered to tackle neglected tropical diseases like schistosomiasis, rabies and leprosy.

Although Karnataka is considered a low leprosy endemic State, the prevalence rate in three districts — Koppal, Vijayanagara, ...

Calls have been made for specific guidelines for the public health response to patients with leprosy after a recent case ...

The treatment of a rare case of leprosy in the southwest of Ireland last year led to complex public health challenges | Radio ...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria which affect nerve endings and destroy the body’s ability to feel ...

Calls have been made for specific guidelines for the public health response to patients with leprosy after a recent case involving a rare form of the disease in the south-west of Ireland presented a ...

The patient had moved to ­Ireland in 2022 from southern ­Brazil, which was also an area with a high incidence of leprosy, where they had lived for 10 years. The individual initially ­presented ...

Report recommended that strategies should be developed to prioritise ongoing education for healthcare professionals to recognise and diagnose leprosy, writes Seán McCárthaigh.

Background Robust epidemiological data regarding population incidence and prevalence of functional neurological disorder (FND) would be helpful with regards to resource allocation and planning for ...

A case report published in Eurosurveillance on an adult with an imported case of leprosy in Ireland shows that there are notable challenges in tackling the disease in settings where it is rare.