Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1698-1700. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.220367.
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.
美国佛罗里达州出现了一些缺乏传统危险因素的麻风病病例,这种趋势除了导致国外出生的人诊断出的病例减少之外,还表明麻风病在美国东南部已经流行。在任何州进行麻风病接触者追踪时,都应考虑到前往佛罗里达州的旅行。