Feasibility of post-exposure-prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin and identification of high prevalent clusters in villages' hyperendemic for leprosy in Senegal.

Feasibility of post-exposure-prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin and identification of high prevalent clusters in villages' hyperendemic for leprosy in Senegal.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Senegal is a leprosy low-endemic country with nine villages known to be hyperendemic with a leprosy incidence rate above 1,000 per million inhabitants. We aim to implement a door-to-door screening strategy associated with the administration of a single-dose-rifampici...

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Main Authors: Gilbert Batista, Pauline Dioussé, Papa Mamadou Diagne, Mahamat Cissé, Ibrahima Tito Tamba, Fatou Diop, Fanta Diop, Lahla Fall, Diama Sakho, Mariama Bammo, Ndiaga Guèye, Christa Kasang, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Louis Hyacinthe Zoubi, Madoky Magatte Diop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011755&type=printable

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