Don’t eat the armadillos. That’s a useful advisory, one you’re not likely to hear despite its urgent nature. That’s because people who are allegedly in charge of Florida are up to their usual antics, ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In an open-air barn at the edge of the University of Florida, veterinarian Juan Campos Krauer examines a dead armadillo’s footpads and ears for signs of infection. Its claws are ...

Nine cases of people with Hansen’s disease — also known as leprosy — have been reported in Florida so far this year, and all were linked to contact with armadillos, according to a WTLV report. The ...

The U.S. has seen a rise in Hansen’s disease, or leprosy, in southeastern states, including in Florida, where the disease might be endemic. Miami Herald File Leprosy hearkens back centuries, all the ...

An uptick of confirmed leprosy cases in Florida is resparking the debate of the disease’s possible connection to nine-banded armadillos, USA Today reported Oct. 3. In August, the CDC said leprosy, or ...

Rising evidence is pointing to the possibility that leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern U.S. with Florida being named among the top reported states. In a recently published research letter ...

In many ways the past few years have seemed biblical. First came a pandemic. Then war, followed by food shortages, fires and floods. Just when it seemed that things could not look more like the end of ...

EVANSVILLE – Armadillos are spreading into Indiana. The disease they bring with them, though, could take a long time to get here. The squat, sharp-clawed mammals are confirmed carriers of ...