The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

Leprosy has been identified in wild chimpanzees for the first time, according to a new study, in findings that have stunned experts. The leprosy cases in chimpanzees were found in Guinea-Bissau and ...

Surveys of armadillos in the Gulf states found that up to 20 percent were infected with M. leprae. At first, armadillos’ susceptibility to leprosy was a boost to science and medicine. Because they ...

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

A case of leprosy has been reported in Leon County, Florida. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's Disease, is rare in the U.S. and is curable with antibiotics. The disease does not spread easily, and the ...

Leprosy cases in Florida are increasing, with 36 cases reported so far this year compared to 20 in the previous year. Also known as Hansen's disease, leprosy is a bacterial infection that is curable ...