United States | Leprosy returns
Floridians should avoid wrestling armadillos unless necessary
Leprosy is still rare, but is spreading in Florida and the south-east
|WASHINGTON, DC
In many ways the past few years have seemed biblical. First came a pandemic. Then war, followed by food shortages, fires and floods. Just when it seemed that things could not look more like the end of days, leprosy has joined the list.
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