00924nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001260005300042653002400095653002700119653001700146100001400163700001100177700001300188245005700201856006000258490000700318520038000325022002500705 2023 d bCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)10aInfectious Diseases10aMicrobiology (medical)10aEpidemiology1 aBhukhan A1 aDunn C1 aNathoo R00aCase Report of Leprosy in Central Florida, USA, 2022 uhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/pdfs/22-0367.pdf0 v293 a

Florida, USA, has witnessed an increased incidence of leprosy cases lacking traditional risk factors. Those trends, in addition to decreasing diagnoses in foreign-born 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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