First Croatian leprosy case in 32 years confirmed

Croatian health authorities have confirmed an imported case of leprosy (guba, Hansen’s disease) in a foreign worker, describing the situation as medically controlled and stressing that there is no threat to public health.

The patient is a worker from Nepal who has been living in Croatia with his family for about two years. The disease was diagnosed at the Clinical Hospital Centre (KBC) Split in cooperation with the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ). Doctors say the man is on home-based treatment with antibiotics taken by mouth and that his condition is stable.