The physician-scientist contributed to advances in understanding and treating the ailment now also called Hansen’s disease.

The Delhi government plans to improve basic facilities at the Tahirpur shelter home for leprosy and TB-affected individuals.

Romania has recorded its first confirmed cases of leprosy in more than 40 years. The European Union state said it had found ...

EADaily, December 18th, 2025. Leprosy, a disease that seemed to be a thing of the past, is returning to Europe. Confirmed ...

Florida is seeing a surge in leprosy cases this year, following a general rise over the last decade. What is leprosy, and is there a cure?

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is rare in the U.S., but cases are on the rise in Florida. (frank600/Getty Images) Leprosy may sound like an affliction from a bygone era, but the disease — ...

A new report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s medical journal looked at an increase in leprosy cases in 2020 in states like Florida, and the increase in “locally acquired” ...

OKAYAMA—Newly found photographs of scribbles on prison cell walls at a sanitarium could shed light on the plight of leprosy patients who were locked up for attempting to escape or causing disturbances ...

Five Indonesian migrant workers, including two who have tested positive for leprosy, are currently under observation by ...

Leprosy is a disease caused by the bacillary microorganism Mycobacterium leprae. The organism has high infectivity but low virulence, therefore most humans are immune to clinical infection. However, ...

Dr Rajratna Waghmare, joint director of Health Services (tuberculosis and leprosy), said the spike in detected cases during the campaign reflects improved surveillance rather than a sudden surge in in ...

The findings that were published in the Tamil Nadu Journal of Public Health and Medical Research showed that over a span of ...