Different mechanisms for heterogeneity in leprosy susceptibility can explain disease clustering within households.

The epidemiology of leprosy is characterized by heterogeneity in susceptibility and clustering of disease within households. We aim to assess the extent to which different mechanisms for heterogeneity in leprosy susceptibility can explain household clustering as observed in a large study among conta...

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Main Authors: Egil Fischer, Sake De Vlas, Abraham Meima, Dik Habbema, Jan Richardus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2988824?pdf=render