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 ...

Out of the 36 people who were diagnosed with leprosy this year in Florida, 27 of them acquired the disease within the state ...

New analysis shows leprosy persists in Chennai’s industrial and migrant areas. Rising child cases suggest ongoing ...

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

Sequencing of the genome of a second strain of Mycobacterium leprae and the development of a genome-wide typing scheme have provided deeper understanding of the evolution and epidemiology of the ...

A new analysis of leprosy surveillance data has revealed that the infection continues to quietly circulate within specific ...

Romanian health authorities have confirmed a case of leprosy (Hansen disease) in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár), leading to the ...

Romania confirms first leprosy cases in over 40 years, with two women diagnosed in Cluj-Napoca and two more under investigation. Authorities suspend spa operations and launch nationwide ...