Why we should stop using the word leprosy

Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;20(8):900-901. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30526-0. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

Authors

Cynthia Ruth Butlin¹, Diana Nancy Johanna Lockwood²

Affiliations

¹ The Leprosy Mission England & Wales, Peterborough PE2 5GZ, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

PMID: 32738236
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30526-0

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Humans
Leprosy*