Has leprosy been reported in the USA in recent years?

Answer 1

http://www.who.int/lep/situation/prevalence/en/index.html

Answer 2

I worked for a Dermatologist, in North Seattle, for over 8 years. During my 8 years there, we had two patients with leprosy come in.

Leprosy is in the U.S. In fact there is a clinic in Seattle which only treats leprosy.

It almost exclusively arrives with people from third world countries, or people who travel a great deal to other contries. Sometimes people who handle a lot of armadillos also contract leprosy, as armadillos are carriers.

~Garnet

Answer 3

Is there leprosy in the U.S.?
Approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. are cured but suffer from the effects of leprosy and continue to receive care through outpatient clinics and private physicians.
Approximately 150 people are diagnosed with leprosy each year in the U.S.

Answer 4

Yes, in the joke where the leper tells the hooker to keep the tip.