Leprosy rumors circulate
Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2008
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce on Friday tried to defuse Thursday's television report that suggested there had been a leprosy outbreak in that city.
The release from Springdale Chamber President and CEO Perry Webb states, in part: "You may be aware of a media report that is suggesting there has been an outbreak of leprosy in Springdale. This is not true. The chamber has been in touch (Friday ) morning with Gov. Mike Beebe, Congressman John Boozman, the Center for Disease Control and the Washington County Health Department. Each of these entities is fully engaged and is reporting to us that there is no outbreak (of leprosy in Springdale or northwest Arkansas ). "
Representatives of the Washington County Health Department explained that nothing has changed in the number of known cases of communicable diseases in northwest Arkansas in the past year, the news release states.
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