Today, leprosy is rare in the United States. But, each year, more than 200,000 cases occur in Africa, Asia, and South America. In the past, it was believed that only humans could catch the disease ...

Leprosy, which has been described since biblical times, is caused by the obligate intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium leprae. In the February 22 Nature, Cole et al. report the sequencing of the ...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disorder, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a typical intracellular pathogen. Transient or long-standing bacteremia is thought to be required for successful ...