European colonizers were thought to have brought leprosy to the Americas, but a new study reveals it existed there for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leprosy can be caused by two different bacteria, one of which was only identified in 2008. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via ...

One of the world’s oldest diseases has an even more complex history than expected. Research out today reveals that a form of leprosy was stalking people in the Americas long before Europeans arrived.

The CDC says Central Florida accounts for 81% of leprosy cases in the state — and the disease could become endemic Getty Florida has seen an uptick in leprosy cases, an indication that the disease is ...

EVANSVILLE – Armadillos are spreading into Indiana. The disease they bring with them, though, could take a long time to get here. The squat, sharp-clawed mammals are confirmed carriers of ...

Share on Pinterest Leprosy is a chronic bacterial infection that can be acquired from armadillos or others with the condition. Johner Images/Getty Images Leprosy cases have been increasing in Florida ...

Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising scientific evidence suggests. A research letter in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, ...

Health officials are seeing more cases of the rare disease of leprosy in Florida, and want to find out why. Are foreign travelers bringing the disease to Florida with them? Are people in the state ...

One in six Georgia-armadillos carry leprosy and can pass it on to humans.

Cases of leprosy are rising in Florida and the disease may be endemic to the Southeastern U.S., a CDC report suggests. Here's what to know about transmission. Cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s ...

The word “leprosy” conjures images of biblical plagues, but the disease is still with us today. Caused by infectious bacteria, some 200,000 new cases are reported each year, according to the World ...