โItโs not that contagious:โ Doctor says not to worry about leprosy in FloridaIn June the Florida Department of Health issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four confirmed cases of malaria in Sarasota County
Central Florida accounted for 20% of leprosy cases in the US, CDC saysCentral Florida accounted for 81% of leprosy cases reported in Florida and almost one fifth of nationally reported cases, according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention.