The CDC warned this week that cases of leprosy have surged in Florida, stoking primal fears of an infectious disease that have existed for thousands of years.
A report published by the agency found that 2020 saw 159 new cases of leprosy in the US. Almost a fifth of those cases came from central Florida. The CDC issued a warning to visitors to the Sunshine state: “Travel to this area, even in the absence of other risk factors, should prompt consideration of leprosy in the appropriate clinical context.”
