Three people have been diagnosed with leprosy in Volusia County over the last five months, two of whom got the disease after coming into contact with armadillos, health officials said.
Health officials in Florida report that in the last five months, three people in Volusia County have been diagnosed with leprosy. Two of the cases are thought to be linked to recent contact with nine-banded armadillos. The leathery animal is suspected to be a carrier of the bacteria in ...
Why Are Leprosy Cases Increasing in FL?Elizabeth GoughGordon
In the United States,leprosyhas been entrenched for more than a century in parts of the South where people came into contact with armadillos, the principle proven linkage from animal to humans. However, the more recent outbreaks in the Southeast,especially Florida, have not been associated with ...
The persistence of dead as well as viable bacteria is an important therapeutic problem in multibacillary leprosy. In highly bacillated patients, viable bacteria are detectable in 10-15% of cases after 2 years of treatment and none of these cases became smear negative by 2 years of recommended ...
In the United States,leprosyhas been entrenched for more than a century in parts of the South where people came into contact with armadillos, the principle proven linkage from animal to humans. However, the more recent outbreaks in the Southeast,especially Florida, have not been associated with...