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California cases show home-grown leprosy is still a threat
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California cases show home-grown leprosy is still a threat

by Amy Norton 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 diagnosed between 2017 and 2022, and all were U.S.-born—that is, not hailing from a country where...