A series of local events will celebrate Albert Schweitzer’s outstanding life and the 75th anniversary of his speeches in ...

A new book tells of how leprosy became a byword for segregation and fear, while the 200,000 people newly diagnosed a year are ...

But is there more to the miracle? This brief article will explore the biblical-theological significance of the leper’s ...

Unearthing the hidden history of leprosy in the Americas-tracing its ancient origins, evolution, and profound impact on ...

While curable with modern treatments, the chronic bacterial infection continues to cause disability and stigma, particularly ...

When Sharadindu Ghosh* was young, he was taught not to speak about his father’s leprosy. He, like many others, grew up in the lanes of Jamuria Leprosy Colony, in West Bengal, facing stigma and ...

the study helps understand modern cases of leprosy, especially how it could make the jump from animals like squirrels to humans. "Our work is giving the kick start to really start analyzing ...

Researchers found traces of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in thousand-year-old human remains in Canada and Argentina.

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.

Historians have for a long time believed that leprosy was introduced to the Americas by European settlers, but the latest research offers strong evidence to the contrary – suggesting that Indigenous ...

Using a DNA sequencing method known as long-read sequencing, the team also generated the first high-quality, complete genome for the bacterium from a modern sample, a leprosy patient from Costa Rica — ...