An armadillo roams a stretch of maritime hammock in search of food at Honeymoon Island in Dunedin, Florida. Scientists have teamed up to study whether armadillos fueled an uptick in human leprosy ...

It can sometimes seem that we spend most of our journalistic time trying to scare you. Or maybe that’s just my posts — I tend to get the environmental danger of the week. But, sorry to say, I’ve got ...

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 arrived.

Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is a chronic infectious disease that presents a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations predominantly determined by the host immune response. The interplay ...

As we commemorate World Leprosy Day on January 25, 2026, I am reflecting on the fact that this year marks the 25th anniversary of my appointment as ...

(Reuters) - Active in the ancient civilisations of China, Egypt and India, and rampant in 13th century Europe, leprosy still affects over 290,000 people around the world today. Here are some facts ...

From this type of sample, ancient DNA techniques enable the reconstruction of human and pathogen genomes from the past. In the back, a Wiphala flag representing Indigenous communities of South America ...

Red squirrel with inverness leprosy on ear and muzzle is shown. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...