The long-term impact of the Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program on leprosy incidence: A modelling study.

The long-term impact of the Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program on leprosy incidence: A modelling study.

<h4>Background</h4>The Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program explored the feasibility and impact of contact tracing and the provision of single dose rifampicin (SDR) to eligible contacts of newly diagnosed leprosy patients in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka...

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Main Authors: David J Blok, Peter Steinmann, Anuj Tiwari, Tanja Barth-Jaeggi, Mohammad A Arif, Nand Lal Banstola, Rabindra Baskota, David Blaney, Marc Bonenberger, Teky Budiawan, Arielle Cavaliero, Zaahira Gani, Helena Greter, Eliane Ignotti, Deusdedit V Kamara, Christa Kasang, Pratap R Manglani, Liesbeth Mieras, Blasdus F Njako, Tiara Pakasi, Unnati R Saha, Paul Saunderson, W Cairns S Smith, René Stäheli, Nayani D Suriyarachchi, Aye Tin Maung, Tin Shwe, Jan van Berkel, Wim H van Brakel, Bart Vander Plaetse, Marcos Virmond, Millawage S D Wijesinghe, Ann Aerts, Jan Hendrik Richardus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009279

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