US EditionEuropean country confirms first leprosy cases in more than 40 years
Two Indonesian masseuses tested positive for leprosy at a Cluj spa, with two others under testing, marking the first cases in Romania in 44 years, health officials said.
- Recently, two masseuses at a spa in Cluj tested positive for leprosy and are being treated, while authorities shut the spa and additional two people are under testing, the Romanian health ministry said.
- The ministry said the last confirmed case was 44 years ago, marking Romania's first confirmed leprosy cases in more than 40 years.
- Diagnostic criteria for leprosy include sensory loss in a pale or reddish skin patch, thickened peripheral nerves with loss of sensation or weakness, or microscopic detection of bacilli.
- Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete urged spa customers not to worry, saying leprosy requires extended exposure to spread.
- One patient had recently returned from Asia after spending a month with her mother, who is currently hospitalized with the same disease.
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Romania confirms first leprosy cases since 1981
Romanian health authorities have confirmed two cases of leprosy, the first in the country in over four decades. According to Romania Insider, two additional suspected cases are under investigation. All four individuals are women from Indonesia employed as masseuses at a spa salon in Cluj-Napoca, in north-western Romania. The cases came to light after two of the women, aged 21 and 25, sought medical care on 26 November for skin lesions. The Healt…
For the first time in more than 40 years, leprosy has been registered in Romania, Reuters news agency reports. Two masseurs working at a spa in the city of Cluj in the northwestern part of the country have been ...
Two cases of leprosy have been discovered in Romania, the first time the disease has appeared in the country in 40 years.
These are the first confirmed cases of leprosy in over 40 years.
Two people in Romania have contracted leprosy, Health Minister Alexandru Rogobete announced. These are the first confirmed cases of the disease in Romania in more than 40 years.
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