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 ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a rare chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae.

Leprosy, a disease thought banished from Europe, has made a shocking return with new cases in Romania and Croatia, the first ...