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Leprosy cases reported in 28 of Mexico’s 32 states
MND Staff
August 3, 2023
Three hundred people across 28 states are currently being treated for leprosy, the federal Health Ministry reported Tuesday...
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The Health Ministry said in an epidemiological report that leprosy cases have been registered in all states except Tlaxcala, Baja California, Chiapas and Sonora. Authorities in the final three states haven’t provided any information about the incidence of the disease, the ministry said.
It also said there are 12 municipalities in seven states with more than one leprosy case per 10,000 residents. The so-called “priority municipalities for leprosy” are:
Tuxcacuesco, San Sebastián del Oeste and San Cristóbal de la Barranca in Jalisco.
Nocupétaro and Nuevo Urecho in Michoacán.
Tlaltizapan in Morelos.
Lampazos in Nuevo León.
El Espinal, Santiago Niltepec and San Miguel Chimalapa in Oaxaca.
Choix in Sinaloa.
Tunkas in Yucatán.
The Health Ministry said that “intervention in these municipalities aimed at interrupting the chain of transmission” must be prioritized...
Leprosy cases reported in 28 of Mexico’s 32 states
MND Staff
August 3, 2023
Three hundred people across 28 states are currently being treated for leprosy, the federal Health Ministry reported Tuesday...
...
The Health Ministry said in an epidemiological report that leprosy cases have been registered in all states except Tlaxcala, Baja California, Chiapas and Sonora. Authorities in the final three states haven’t provided any information about the incidence of the disease, the ministry said.
It also said there are 12 municipalities in seven states with more than one leprosy case per 10,000 residents. The so-called “priority municipalities for leprosy” are:
Tuxcacuesco, San Sebastián del Oeste and San Cristóbal de la Barranca in Jalisco.
Nocupétaro and Nuevo Urecho in Michoacán.
Tlaltizapan in Morelos.
Lampazos in Nuevo León.
El Espinal, Santiago Niltepec and San Miguel Chimalapa in Oaxaca.
Choix in Sinaloa.
Tunkas in Yucatán.
The Health Ministry said that “intervention in these municipalities aimed at interrupting the chain of transmission” must be prioritized...