Genetic factors, weakened immune systems due to malnutrition and poor sanitation can make a person vulnerable to leprosy.

Dan and Babs Izzett kept their diagnosis secret for decades before dedicating themselves to helping fellow sufferers ...

Leprosy has caused one death in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan as of February 2025. Leprosy is not highly contagious ...

Dr Nilakantha Mishra, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Odisha said that “Unless we eliminate stigma and discrimination, people would face hindrances to get diagnosed ...

In response to a recent leprosy outbreak, Negeri Sembilan authorities have quarantined two Orang Asli villages, Kampung ...

Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf Labaran, has raised concerns over the resurgence of leprosy in the ...

SEREMBAN: The leprosy situation in the two Orang Asli villages in Kuala Pilah near here is under control and there is no need ...

Healthcare workers will visit houses during the two-week period, detect people with leprosy symptoms, and advise them to go for proper treatment. Follow-up treatment too will be ensured.

The infected person was an individual in their 30s living with eight other adults in Ireland who was born and raised in a Caribbean country where leprosy is endemic. The patient had moved to ...

As part of the 14-day Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) 2025, leprosy case detection camps are being held in 10 taluks and within the Corporation limits until February 28.