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Since 1993 there has been no local contamination with leprosy in Chile. For this reason the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Chile as leprosy free. Chile is after Jordan only the second country in the world with this status. See http://www.neat-news.com/3560.php. #leprosy #Chile

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KillBait Mar 13

Medieval Danish Cemeteries Show the Sick Were Buried Alongside the Healthy

📰 Original title: Monty Python Got It Wrong About Medieval Disease

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#archeology #medieval #leprosy #burial

Medieval Danish Cemeteries Show the Sick Were Buried Alongside the Healthy

A new study examining medieval Danish cemeteries challenges the long-held belief that people with stigmatized diseases were socially excluded. Researchers analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five…

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Grand Rapids Punk Flyers Mar 12

Leprosy / Appendectomy

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Squirrel News Mar 6

#Chile becomes the first country in the Americas and only the second in the world to officially #eliminate #leprosy 🇨🇱
#Sweden sees its number of #shooting #incidents more than halve 🇸🇪
Landowners in #Costa #Rica are creating the country's first-ever voluntary #biological #corridor 🇨🇷

and much more in our new issue 👇

https://squirrel-news.net/chile-is-the-second-country-globally-to-end-leprosy-shootings-in-sweden-drop-by-63-voluntary-wildlife-corridors/

Chile is the second country globally to end leprosy, shootings in Sweden drop by 63%, voluntary wildlife corridors - Squirrel News

In today's edition: Chile becomes the first country in the Americas and only the second in the world to officially eliminate leprosy, Sweden sees its number of shooting incidents more than halve, and landowners in Costa Rica are creating the country's first-ever voluntary biological corridor.

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Gabriele Pollara Mar 5

“Chile’s achievement demonstrates that eliminating leprosy is achievable and requires building strong systems that can detect, respond to, and provide comprehensive care for people affected by the disease, including those living with chronic disabilities" #IDSky #leprosy #MedSky

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Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy

WHO, together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulates Chile for becoming the first country in the Americas – and the second globally – to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy disease.

WHO Mar 4

¡Felicidades! Congratulations, #Chile for becoming the first country in the Americas, and the second globally, to eliminate #leprosy disease. A true milestone for public health! And a testament to what leadership, science, and solidarity can accomplish. Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4b3Hpga

Grand Rapids Punk Flyers Feb 28

GRUNT / LEPROSY

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cs Feb 7

‘When people are diagnosed with leprosy in India today, they are usually treated at a government hospital and sent home to go on with their lives. But in decades past, victims were banished to colonies. Tens of thousands of former patients, their children and grandchildren — most of whom never had leprosy — still live there. They face continued poverty and inadequate services but either don't want to leave or have nowhere else to go.’ #Leprosy #hansensdisease

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/07/g-s1-108321/leprosy-india-colony