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Leprosy Cases Confirmed in Romania After 40 Years
12 Dec 2025 23:23 GMT
… two confirmed cases of leprosy, and two other suspected … WHO).
The WHO says leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused … .
In the United States, leprosy (Hansen's disease) … 2025, Florida reported 36 leprosy cases, highlighting local transmission, …
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Indian laws still discriminate against people with leprosy
12 Dec 2025 15:19 GMT
… references to people with leprosy. According to the National … by the Federation of Leprosy Organisations, which denounced the … references in Indian legislation. Leprosy, once considered a highly … force exclude people with leprosy from professional associations ( …
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European country confirms first leprosy cases in more than 40 years
12 Dec 2025 14:32 GMT
… its first confirmed cases of leprosy in more than 40 years … lesions and peripheral nerve involvement.
Leprosy is diagnosed by finding at … ;s last confirmed case of leprosy - also known as Hansen …
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Leprosy persists in Chennai’s industrial & border pockets; study flags rising child cases
12 Dec 2025 14:33 GMT
… permanent deformities. India declared leprosy eliminated as a public … and Rural Health Services (Leprosy), analysed secondary data from … the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) … While Chennai’s total leprosy numbers appear stable, the …
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Romania finds two masseuses with leprosy, first cases in 40 years
12 Dec 2025 14:03 GMT
… had found two masseuses with leprosy at a spa in the … ’s last confirmed case of leprosy – also known as Hansen’s …
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Leprosy Cases Spiked In Chennai’s Migrant Workers: Causes And How It Spreads
12 Dec 2025 14:02 GMT
… , 515 new leprosy cases were detected.
Leprosy Treatment In India … and Rural Health Services (Leprosy), analysed secondary data from … that is associated with leprosy include:
Discoloured or reddish … are linked to untreated leprosy include:
Paralyzed, disabled …
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Confirmed leprosy case shuts down high-end spa in city with tens of thousands of Hungarians
12 Dec 2025 13:28 GMT
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Leprosy poses extremely low risk to …
Health officials emphasise that leprosy is a slow-progressing … individuals from regions where leprosy is still endemic, including …
Romania’s last known leprosy case was recorded more …
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Study reveals rising child cases of leprosy spread in Chennai's migrant workers
12 Dec 2025 11:24 GMT
… visible deformities.
India eliminated leprosy as a public health … data from the National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP) … present with paucibacillary (PB) leprosy.
High child case numbers … mobility, creates pockets where leprosy can quietly persist.
The …
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Update: Romania confirms first leprosy cases in over 40 years, two more under investigation
12 Dec 2025 09:29 GMT
… that a second case of leprosy detected in Cluj-Napoca has … confirmed its first case of leprosy in more than 40 years … ultimately disappears.
Officials stressed that leprosy is a slowly progressing disease … that the last case of leprosy in Romania was diagnosed …
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Study looks at migrant-linked leprosy transmission in Chennai
11 Dec 2025 00:49 GMT
… . Sridevi Govindarajan said.
Paucibacillary leprosy, an early and less infectious … , dermatological screening, and integrating leprosy awareness into occupational health services … community-driven approaches to sustain leprosy elimination goals in urban …