Leprosy: why does it persist among us?

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 Jul;18(7):613-615. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1752194. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Authors

Victor S Santos¹, Carlos D F de Souza², Paulo R S Martins-Filho³, Luis E Cuevas⁴

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Federal University of Alagoas , Arapiraca, Brazil.
² Department of Medicine, Federal University of Alagoas , Arapiraca, Brazil.
³ Investigative Pathology Laboratory, Federal University of Sergipe , Aracaju, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Clinical Science, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool, UK.

PMID: 32250199
DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1752194

No abstract available

Keywords: Communicable disease control; delayed diagnosis; epidemiology; infectious disease transmission; leprosy; social inequality.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Global Health
Humans
Leprosy / epidemiology*
Leprosy / transmission
Mycobacterium leprae / isolation & purification*
Public Health