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Leprosy
Research conducted at M.S. Duthie and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about leprosy
December 17th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Leprosy can be a devastating chronic infection that causes nerve function impairment and associated disfigurement. Despite the recent reduction in the number of registered worldwide leprosy cases as a result of the widespread use of multidrug therapy, the number of new cases detected each year remains relatively stable." "The diagnosis of leprosy is currently based on the appearance of clinical signs and requires expert clinical, as well as labor-intensive and time-consuming laboratory or histological, evaluation. For the purpose of developing an effective, simple, rapid, and low-cost diagnostic alternative, we have...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-17)
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