Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report
Still, there are fewer than 200 cases nationally each year, and the numbers have fallen significantly from the peak decades ago. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Bacteria Leprosy (Hansen ' s Disease) Armadillos Research Disabilities Emerging Infectious Diseases (Journal) Florida Source Type: news
CDC report finds leprosy endemic in southeastern United States, particularly Florida
Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that leads to serious skin lesions, is at the endemic stage in the southeastern United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can leprosy be cured? CDC issues travel advisory to Florida after state sees increase in cases
The disease, if left untreated, can cause severe disabilities including blindness and the curling of the hands and feet. It may now be endemic to central Florida. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Leprosy May Be Endemic In Southeastern U.S. —But It’s Still Rare: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment
The disease is curable using a multi-drug treatment that includes typically two or three antibiotics taken over the course of a year or two. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
CDC warning as leprosy cases increase in Florida
Infectious disease agency suggests central portion of state may have become ‘endemic location’ for potentially debilitating diseaseLeprosy cases are surging in Florida,said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a new report suggesting the central area of the state may have become an “endemic location” for the infectious, potentially debilitating disease.There were 159 new cases of leprosy in the US in 2020, the most recent year for which data was studied, according to a report published on Monday by the CDC. Florida was among the top reporting states, and almost a fifth of all cases were rep...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Adam Gabbatt in New York Tags: Florida US news Infectious diseases World news Science Health Society Source Type: news
Pee-Wee Herman Actor Dies; Leprosy Endemic in Florida? Senator With Facial Numbness
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Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman in the 1980s and 90s, died at the age of 70 after a 6-year fight with cancer. (NBC News)
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California Cases Show Home-Grown Leprosy Is Still a Threat
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 -- Leprosy is an ancient infectious disease, but it has not been banished to the past, or from the United States.
That ' s the key takeaway from a new report describing six cases of leprosy among California residents. All were... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Africa: Global Community Celebrates Medical Innovations and Milestones Since Defining Leprosy Discovery 150 Years Ago
[IPS] Nairobi -- The 1873 discovery of Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy by Norwegian doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen, remains one of the greatest paradigm shifts in medical history, a true revolution. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Global Community Celebrates Medical Innovations and Milestones Since Defining Leprosy Discovery 150 Years Ago
Yohei Sasakawa, WHO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, speaks at the two-day Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease. The conference coincided with the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Mycobacterium leprae by Norwegian doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Credit: Thor Brødreskift/Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative By Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Jun 22 2023 (IPS) The 1873 discovery of Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy by Norwegian doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen, remains one of the greatest paradigm shifts in medical history, a true revolution.
“Before the great discover...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Conferences Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative Source Type: news
South Africa: Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassador's Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy
[IPS] Nairobi -- In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded. He saw leprosy patients inside the hospital still and expressionless. The smell of leprosy filled the air, the smell of pus from open sores. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news
Making the Impossible Possible, Chronicles of an Ambassador ’s Lifelong Frontline Battle to End Leprosy
WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, would like to create a society where there is social inclusion. It is this philosophy that motivates his life-long campaign to end discrimination against people affected by leprosy. Credit: Sasakawa Leprosy InitiativeBy Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Jun 19 2023 (IPS) In 1974, Yohei Sasakawa accompanied his father to a leprosy hospital he had funded. He saw leprosy patients inside the hospital still and expressionless. The smell of leprosy filled the air, the smell of pus from open sores.
His father sat with the patients, touched their hands and faces, and encouraged ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative Sasakawa Leprosy Source Type: news
Malawi: Lilongwe District Health Office Registers 13 Leprosy Cases in 5 Months
[Nyasa Times] Lilongwe District Health Office (DHO) registered 13 cases of leprosy between January and May 2023, a development that points to the fact that Hansen's disease is fast resurfacing in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 7, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New Urban Health ‘Accelerator’ Aims to Transform Cardiovascular Population Health Globally
ihadmin2May 22, 2023May 22, 2023GenevaThe CARDIO4Cities Accelerator by Novartis Foundation and IntraHealth International aims to replicate the successful CARDIO4Cities approach in 30 major cities within three years to transform cardiovascular population health and equity globally.Results of initial programs in S ão Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbaatar show the cost-effective approach averted up to 13% of strokes and 12% of heart attacks during implementation.Experts say public-private partnerships are key to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, the world ’s leading cause of death,according to the World Health O...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: ihadmin2 Source Type: news
New Urban Health ‘Accelerator’ Aims to Transform Cardiovascular Population Health Globally
May 22, 2023
GenevaThe CARDIO4Cities Accelerator by Novartis Foundation and IntraHealth International aims to replicate the successful CARDIO4Cities approach in 30 major cities within three years to transform cardiovascular population health and equity globally.Results of initial programs in São Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbaatar show the cost-effective approach averted up to 13% of strokes and 12% of heart attacks during implementation.Experts say public-private partnerships are key to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, the world’s leading cause of death,according to the World Health Organizati...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: Global Noncommunicable Diseases Source Type: news
Potential 'Game Changer' for Leprosy Prevention
(MedPage Today) -- A single dose of rifapentine reduced the incidence of leprosy among household contacts of patients with the infectious disease, a cluster-randomized trial out of China found.
In an intention-to-treat analysis, the cumulative... (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - May 18, 2023 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
