Are there Autochthonous Cases of Leprosy in Spain

Leprosy or Hansen's disease is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The mechanism of transmission is not well known, but it is thought that it is transmitted person to person through respiratory secretions by means of close and continuous contact. Since the Global implementation of effective multidrug therapy in the mid-80s the incidence of leprosy had decreased from 5.4 million cases per year to 210.758 cases at the end of 2015.