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Florida is experiencing an increase in LEPROSY cases with nearly 20% of cases across the country coming from the center of the state
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Posted on 07/31/2023 9:11:56 AM PDT by algore

Florida has seen a huge surge in leprosy cases, with rising evidence suggesting the disease is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States.

Leprosy, which is scientifically known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the skin and peripheral nervous system.

The number of reported leprosy cases in the southeastern states has more than doubled over the past decade, according to the CDC.

Florida is witnessing an increase in leprosy cases lacking traditional risk factors, the body added.

It noted that Central Florida accounts for 81 per cent of cases reported in the state and almost one fifth of cases reported nationally.

There were 159 new cases reported in the US in 2020, the CDC said in a recently published research letter regarding emerging infectious diseases, citing data from the National Hansen's Disease Program.

Nearly 70 per cent of these new cases were reported in Florida, California, Louisiana, Hawaii, New York and Texas.

The CDC recommended that travel to Florida be considered when conducting leprosy contact tracing in any state.

It said several new-case patients in central Florida demonstrated no clear evidence of zoonotic exposure - transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans - or traditionally known risk factors.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: aliens; disease; endemic; fl; florida; illegalaliens; immvasion; leprosy
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I wonder how this could have happened? it almost seems like geographically displaced persons are not being screened for diseases before allowing them to infect other people.

Certainly our government would never allow that?

1 posted on 07/31/2023 9:11:57 AM PDT by algore
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To: algore

All these diseases “suddenly” popping up all over the country. Gee, wonder what caused that.


2 posted on 07/31/2023 9:14:35 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: algore

DEATHSANTIS!!


3 posted on 07/31/2023 9:15:24 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: algore

Keep the invaders coming! Gotta love them Biological attacks on Americans. Keep draggin’ the sh** in! We love it!!!

Sarc/


4 posted on 07/31/2023 9:16:36 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("There's no cryin' in baseball and there's no ethics in politics!" )
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To: algore

Americans are going to end up being the ones looking for asylum from all these miggie invaders.


5 posted on 07/31/2023 9:17:32 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("There's no cryin' in baseball and there's no ethics in politics!" )
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To: algore

Armadillos are known to carry leprosy! Do not touch!...................


6 posted on 07/31/2023 9:17:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: algore

the gov should be sued for increasing danger to the US by allowing diseased peeps into hte coutnry without any screening


7 posted on 07/31/2023 9:18:55 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: algore

Get your vaccines folks. Yes there is a leprosy vaccine. Those who are against vaccines are getting it. It’s the BCG vaccine for those who change their minds and want the vaccine.


8 posted on 07/31/2023 9:22:45 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: algore

9 posted on 07/31/2023 9:22:46 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Magnum44

How Biblical!


10 posted on 07/31/2023 9:23:39 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: unixfox
All these diseases “suddenly” popping up all over the country. Gee, wonder what caused that. More than 16 percent of Florida's armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report.

Armadillos are not native to Florida. They were introduced into the Sunshine State on the east coast during the 1920s. A second population came into the Panhandle from southern Alabama during the 1960s.

While I have no doubt that many diseases that were eradicated or nearly so in America have been reintroduced by illegal migration I doubt the increase in leprosy is traceable to it. YMMV

11 posted on 07/31/2023 9:25:07 AM PDT by Mastador1
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To: algore

I’ve heard of cases in Arizona from prairie dogs but not in that neck of the woods.


12 posted on 07/31/2023 9:25:14 AM PDT by mware
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Armadillos - I’ve heard of them being a carrier and they are in Florida.


13 posted on 07/31/2023 9:27:46 AM PDT by Reily (!!)
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What did the leper say to the prostitute?

You can keep the tip


14 posted on 07/31/2023 9:28:17 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: unixfox

There has to be some reason, but I just can’t put my finger on it.


15 posted on 07/31/2023 9:31:52 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: dsrtsage

Gives Big Pharma an excuse to devise another worthless vaccine.


16 posted on 07/31/2023 9:32:48 AM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: Reily

Didn’t know that. Thanks for the info.


17 posted on 07/31/2023 9:36:20 AM PDT by mware
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To: mware

https://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/media/pdf/EID_Leprosy%20transcript.pdf


18 posted on 07/31/2023 9:40:05 AM PDT by Reily (!!)
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To: algore

Armadillos.


19 posted on 07/31/2023 9:43:02 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: Red Badger

I’m seeing a ton of dead ones in/beside the roads here in N. GA this Summer.


20 posted on 07/31/2023 9:44:33 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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