Florida, USA, has witnessed an increased incidence of leprosy cases lacking traditional risk factors. Those trends, in addition to decreasing diagnoses in foreignborn persons, contribute to rising evidence that leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern United States. Travel to Florida should be considered when conducting leprosy contact tracing in any state.
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Bhukhan, A., Dunn, C., & Nathoo, R. (2023). Case Report of Leprosy in Central Florida, USA, 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(8), 1698–1700. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2908.220367
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