Endemic leprosy in Europe - A Call for Information
Friday, June 20, 2008 - 11:14
in Health & Medicine
Leprosy, attributable to infection with Mycobacterium leprae, was once endemic over much of the world. Though now often considered a tropical disease, cases occurred north of the Arctic Circle just 100 years ago. The disease has gradually disappeared from higher latitudes in recent centuries.read more
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