Leprosy is beginning to occur regularly within parts of the southeastern United States. Most recently, Florida has seen a ...

Leprosy in India remains a challenge due to delayed detection, stigma, and inadequate healthcare. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to control its spread. Government initiatives like the ...

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’.

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

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.

A surge in respiratory and mosquito-borne illnesses drove an increase in health risks in 2024. COVID infections climbed, fueled by new variants like KP.3 and LB.1, though hospitalizations remained low ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

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

World Leprosy Day is observed on January 30 every year to make people aware of leprosy and remove the misconceptions spread in society. Do you know about the theme of World Leprosy Day 2025?

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 ...

There is consistent evidence that BCG protects against leprosy. However, the magnitude of such a protection varies greatly in different studies and is estimated to be approximately 41% (95% CI ...