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Confirmed leprosy case shuts down high-end spa in city with tens of thousands of Hungarians
Romanian health authorities have confirmed a case of leprosy (Hansen disease) in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár), leading to the temporary closure of an upscale city spa and a widening epidemiological investigation. The Ministry of Health announced the case on Thursday evening. This marks the country’s first confirmed infection since 1981. According to an Agerpres summary, the patient is a young Asian woman working as a masseuse at a fashionable Cluj be…
One of the affected is a young Asian woman who works as a masseuse. The last case of leprosy was diagnosed in Romania in 1981.
The Ministry of Health announced that Joi has been confirmed by a leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease in Cluj-Napoca, and tests continue to be carried out in the case of other three people.
The Ministry of Health informs that all four persons are women, originating in Asia, employed as a massage at a SPA salon in Cluj-Napoca.For the representatives of the institution, "the two patients who were originally present at SCJU Cluj at 26.11.2025, aged 21 and 25 years, originating in Indonesia, were subjected to the following research: • Diabetes biopsy – positive microscopes for BAAR (3 BAAR/100 fields) in the first case; • genetic test …
After more than forty years, a case of leprosy has been confirmed again in Cluj-Napoca - It was diagnosed in an Asian woman working in a massage parlor.
Two people in Romania have contracted leprosy, Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete announced. These are the first confirmed cases of leprosy in Romania in more than 40 years. Both infected people worked as masseuses at a spa in the city of Cluj. Two other people are suspected of having leprosy and are awaiting test results. Authorities have closed the spa where the disease appeared.
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