Central Florida is a hot spot for leprosy, report says
Central Florida is a hot spot for leprosy, report says
According to a research letter published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Central Florida reported among the highest rates of leprosy in the United States. The region accounted for 81% of cases in Florida and nearly 1 out of 5 leprosy cases nationwide.
According a research letter published by Nathoo and his colleagues in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Central Florida has reported among the highest rates of leprosy in the United States.
In 2020, 159 cases were reported nationwide, compared with 200,000 new cases each year around the world, according to the World Health Organization. The new letter says Central Florida accounted for 81% of cases in Florida and nearly 1 out of 5 leprosy cases nationwide.
Gotta be super really for reals for a minute: armadillos are a big vector for this, and they've expanded across the southeast in recent years.
Only maybe a decade ago, I'd never seen an armadillo outside of an LCD (or CRT) screen, and now they're regularly run over on highways/interstates from Tennessee to the FL panhandle.
That said, why the central Floridians are getting all up in dead armadillos is anyone's meth--I mean guess.
As a resident of central FL (for now), my neighbors eating armadillos would explain quite a bit.
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I think I read somewhere that it's getting warmer in northern areas which supports their preferred habitats, hence the spread.
Interesting armadillo fact - their threat response is to either ball up or jump up in the air about 3-5 ft. Which is unfortunately how they respond to oncoming vehicles.
America has nine banded armadillos, the ones that curl into balls are three banded.
They are everywhere now except the extreme north. They are common here in KS. Leprosy is not.
I saw armadillos a number of times in Florida when I was a kid (30ish years ago).
Getting leprosy to own the libs!
JFC Florida
Don't touch the Armadillos, well known carrier of leprosy.
In fact leave all the wildlife alone. Its better for them and for us.
I feel like there’s something wrong with Florida but I can’t put my finger on it.
Please don't. It's probably contagious.
No problem my good idiots! Just climb into one of those med beds we’ve been hearing so much about, they will cure your leprosy and take you back in time before you had the leprosy!
Way to go, Ron!
Florida making Leprosy great again!
Of course it’s in Florida
That is not how I expected that sentence to end. 💀
Fun Fact: For most conservatives, leprosy starts in the brain.