Epidemiology
New epidemiology study findings recently were published by researchers at University of South Denmark
Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 12th, 2010
"A total of 3033 skeletons from 11 medieval Danish cemeteries and 99 skeletons from the North Scandinavian medieval site of Westerhus were examined for seven lesions indicative of leprosy. The seven lesions are: rounding to the edge of the nasal aperture, degeneration of spina nasalis anterior, degeneration of the alveolar process of the pre-maxilla, porosity or perforation of the palatine process of maxilla, sub-periostal exostoses on the fibula, general swelling of the shaft of the fibula, and degeneration of the 5(th) metatarsal bone," scientists in Odense, Denmark report.
"The dichotomous scores of these lesions were used to estimate sensitivity and specificity of...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2010-05-12)
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