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Leprosy, considered by many a frightening disease from biblical times, still exists today, especially in Central Florida which accounts for 81% of cases reported in the state and almost one fifth ...
Cases of leprosy have risen in Florida and the southeastern U.S. over the last decade, according to a new report from the CDC. ... Contact with armadillos, some of which are naturally infected by ...
Florida has confirmed 203 cases of leprosy since 2013 and 11 of them were in South Florida, according to the state’s web-based reportable disease surveillance system.
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The region accounted for 81% of cases in Florida and nearly 1 out of 5 leprosy cases nationwide. ... Central Florida reported among the highest rates of leprosy in the United States. The region ...
(The leprosy bacterium is difficult to culture and armadillos have a body temperature of 34 °C (93 °F), similar to human skin.) [26] Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat. [27] [28] Armadillos are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
The nine-banded armadillo has been rapidly expanding its range both north and east within the United States, where it is the only regularly occurring species of armadillo. The armadillo crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in the late 19th century, and was introduced in Florida at about the same time by humans.
Recently, however, there have been cases of leprosy increasingly reported in Central Florida. And now, scientists are saying it may become endemic (or somewhat permanent) in the state of Florida.