Enlarge / An armadillo prepares to cross a gravel road as the space shuttle Endeavour rests on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center before the scheduled launch of STS-130 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 4, 2010. (credit: Getty | JIM WATSON) A Florida man's unexplained case of leprosy last year adds to mounting evidence that the rare and often misunderstood bacterial infection has become endemic to the central part of the Sunshine State—and that it may, in fact, lurk in the environment there, possibly in the soil. In a research letter appearing in the August issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, three dermatologists detailed the man's case and their concerns for local transmission.
Florida Man Gets Unexplained Leprosy Case; Doctors Suspect Local Soil
Beth Mole, Ars Technica
Tue, 08/08/2023 - 2:29pm
Topics: enlarge an endeavour kennedy space center sts-130 cape canaveral february getty jim watson a florida sunshine state—and august emerging infectious diseases read comments florida unexplained leprosy case doctors local soil infection fact factors risk time transmission lot launch reported outdoors
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