Clustering of leprosy beyond the household level in a highly endemic setting on the Comoros, an observational study

The island of Anjouan (Comoros) is highly endemic for leprosy with an annual incidence of 5 –10/10,000. In May/June, 2015 single-dose Rifampicin post-exposure prophylaxis (SDR-PEP) was administered to 269 close...

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - June 7, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Nimer Ortuno-Gutierrez, Abdallah Baco, Sofie Braet, Assoumani Younoussa, Aboubacar Mzembaba, Zahara Salim, Mohamed Amidy, Saverio Grillone, Bouke C. de Jong, Jan Hendrik Richardus and Epco Hasker Tags: Research article Source Type: research