The potential for vaccination in leprosy elimination: new tools for targeted interventions
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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107(supl.1): 190-196, Dec. 2012. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Despite the huge effort and massive advances toward the elimination of leprosy over the last two decades, the disease has proven stubborn; new case detection rates have stabilised over the last few years and leprosy remains endemic in a number of localised regions. The American Leprosy Missions and Infectious Disease Research Institute have undertaken a large research effort aimed at developing new tools and a vaccine to continue the push for leprosy elimination. In this paper, we outline our strategy for the integration of rapid diagnostic tests and lab-based assays to facilitate the detection of early or asymptomatic leprosy cases, as well as the efficient and focused implementation of chemoprophylaxis and immunisation to intervene in leprosy development and transmission.
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Main subject:
Bacterial Vaccines
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Vaccination
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Leprostatic Agents
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Leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Infectious Disease Research Institute/US
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