Latent leprosy infection identified by dual RLEP and anti-PGL-I positivity: Implications for new control strategies.

The number of new cases of leprosy reported worldwide has remained essentially unchanged for the last decade despite continued global use of free multidrug therapy (MDT) provided to any diagnosed leprosy patient. In order to more effectively interrupt the chain of transmission, new strategies will b...

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Main Authors: Moises Batista da Silva, Wei Li, Raquel Carvalho Bouth, Angélica Rita Gobbo, Ana Caroline Cunha Messias, Tania Mara Pires Moraes, Erika Vanessa Oliveira Jorge, Josafá Gonçalves Barreto, Fred Bernardes Filho, Guilherme Augusto Barros Conde, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade, Claudio Guedes Salgado, John Stewart Spencer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9d197ce8dad04cdda5bbe4f1ac4a366b
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