SEREMBAN: The leprosy situation in the two Orang Asli villages in Kuala Pilah near here is under control, with no necessity to isolate the eight patients, said the Health Ministry.

Leprosy has caused one death in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan as of February 2025. Leprosy is not highly contagious and requires prolonged, close contact with an infected ...

Eight other Orang Asli have also been infected with the disease while two villages have been placed under quarantine by ...

Tamil Nadu launches Leprosy Case Detection Campaign 2025 to identify and treat cases for elimination by February 28.

The nine are five Orang Asli residents from Chergun and four from Guntur. One of the patients from Chergun namely Shynaiza ...

Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae. Once feared as a devastating disease, the WHO made drug treatment for the disease available free of charge ...

Leprosy, part of the neglected tropical diseases group, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, which primarily affects the skin and peripheral nerves.

The Tamil Nadu Health Department on Thursday commenced a statewide leprosy case detection campaign to screen suspected cases.

Treatment continues for 83 leprosy infected persons identified during the previous surveys; early treatment essential to ...

Local administration authorities in the district launched the 14-day Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) 2025 on Thursday as part of the Statewide initiative to eliminate the infectious disease ...

Gorakhpur: Timely detection and treatment of leprosy can significantly reduce its spread and prevent disability among patients, said the experts at the district leprosy eradication programme here ...