Leprosy can be caused by two different bacteria, one of which was only identified in 2008. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images This age-old neglected tropical disease, which is still ...

The armadillo evokes imagery of Texas as much as the cowboy and the rattlesnake. It also might carry Hansen's Disease, commonly known as leprosy, one of the oldest infectious diseases in human history ...

Between January 2019 and October 2025, the Upper East Region quietly recorded 188 cases of leprosy, a disease as old as human ...

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.

In the heart of Ghana rsquo;s Upper East Region, the Bongo District is fighting a quiet but devastating battle .

Experts warn that one of the oldest infectious diseases in history — leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease — now may be endemic in Florida, according to a recent report. From 2015 to 2020, 34% of ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, ...

The U.S. has seen a rise in Hansen’s disease, or leprosy, in southeastern states, including in Florida, where the disease might be endemic. Miami Herald File Leprosy hearkens back centuries, all the ...

In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic” in Florida. As a physician in Florida who specializes in treating leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease ...

Named for their hard exteriors, “armadillo” translates to “little armored one” in Spanish. The official small mammal of the state of Texas, the creatures can be found from South America into Mexico ...