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Do you have leprosy in Australia?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Yes, but it is rare.

According to a report made in 2007, the incidence of leprosy in Australia is about one case for every million people, but higher in Aboriginal Australians and immigrants who have come to Australia from infected areas.

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