Editing Mycobacterium (section)

=== Leprosy ===
The development of [[leprosy]] is caused by infection with either ''[[Mycobacterium leprae]]'' or ''[[Mycobacterium lepromatosis]]'', two closely related bacteria. Roughly 200,000 new cases of infection are reported each year, and 80% of new cases are reported in Brazil, India, and Indonesia.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sugawara-Mikami M, Tanigawa K, Kawashima A, Kiriya M, Nakamura Y, Fujiwara Y, Suzuki K | title = Pathogenicity and virulence of ''Mycobacterium leprae'' | journal = Virulence | volume = 13 | issue = 1 | pages = 1985–2011 | date = December 2022 | pmid = 36326715 | pmc = 9635560 | doi = 10.1080/21505594.2022.2141987 }}</ref> ''M. leprae'' infection localizes within the skin macrophages and Schwann cells found in peripheral nerve tissue.