Overview
- Croatia confirmed an imported case in Split involving a worker from Nepal, the country’s first reported leprosy case since 1993, with immediate antibiotic therapy initiated.
- Romania reported two confirmed infections and two suspected cases linked to employees of a Cluj‑Napoca massage and wellness salon that has been closed and disinfected.
- The Romanian Health Ministry said the affected workers are under quarantine, investigations continue, and treatment has begun in line with WHO guidance.
- Close contacts in both countries are being medically examined, monitored, or offered preventive post‑exposure treatment, according to public health officials.
- Infectious‑disease experts stress that transmission typically requires prolonged, close contact, and media reports differ on whether the Romanian cases involve male or female workers.