Leprosy a serious problem in Brazil, Sudan

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Animators in Britain decided to drop a scene that made light of leprosy from an upcoming movie, ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits,’ after leprosy support groups complained. Leprosy is still a serious problem in many parts of the world, including Brazil and the Sudan, as this map from the World Health Organization shows:

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