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Although leprosy’s northern borders at one time stretched up into Canada, today the most northerly autochthonous cases appear to be in the southern United States in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia. Into Central America, relatively small numbers of new leprosy cases continue to be reported from Mexico and some of the smaller countries in and around the Caribbean basin.
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Posted on 11 December 2006 by
Anwei Law is compiling a book to show "...how much richer and more meaningful history becomes when people who have had leprosy are involved.
Categories: News and Notes, North and Central America, USA
Posted on 3 February 2008 by
American Leprosy Missions have announced three new members of staff in their Communications and Development Departments.
Posted on 14 February 2008 by
The Leprosy Mission International and American Leprosy Missions are delighted to announce that they have formed a joint alliance.
Categories: Europe, Members, North and Central America, USA
Posted on 8 May 2008 by
Mr Jim Oehrig has stepped into the position of Chief Program Officer for American Leprosy Missions.
Categories: Members, North and Central America
Posted on 13 June 2008 by
Love is an antidote to pain. The alleviation it can offer shines through in a documentary produced by the American Public Broadcasting Service about life in Carville, a leprosarium established in Louisiana in 1894.
Categories: News and Notes, North and Central America, USA