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Leprosy resurfaces in India due to climate change, poverty, and stigma, demanding urgent interventions and visibility.

European colonizers were thought to have brought leprosy to the Americas, but a new study reveals it existed there for thousands of years and was spread by a recently discovered bacteria species.

In this report, 30 patients in Mali with untreated multibacillary leprosy were treated with bedaquiline for 8 weeks, followed by standard multidrug therapy. Cultures were cleared in all the patient ...

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 ...

A form of leprosy affected people in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans, contrary to popular belief. “The narrative around leprosy has been always been that it’s this awful ...

Leprosy existed in America long before arrival of Europeans Date: May 29, 2025 Source: Institut Pasteur Summary: Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent.

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS ...

Founded as American Leprosy Missions in 1906, the organization has spent more than a century training, supporting, and equipping Christian partners worldwide to provide compassionate care to ...