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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ongoing [[research]] focuses on the the mechanism of leprosy transmission as well as the identification of patients at high risk of infection in order to improve disease prevention and to treat infected individuals earlier. <ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy | url = http://www.searo.who.int/entity/global_leprosy_programme/documents/enhanced_global_strategy_2011_2015_operational_guidelines.pdf }}</ref> Identification of alternatives to existing [[drugs]], such as [[rifampicin]] is also critical in so far as these agents may be [[contraindicated]] either because of [[toxicity]] or [[resistance]]. <ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Enhanced Global Strategy for Further Reducing the Disease Burden due to Leprosy | url = http://www.searo.who.int/entity/global_leprosy_programme/documents/enhanced_global_strategy_2011_2015_operational_guidelines.pdf }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
[[Category:Tropical disease]] | [[Category:Tropical disease]] | ||
[[Category:Leprosy]] | [[Category:Leprosy]] | ||
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[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Neglected diseases]] | [[Category:Neglected diseases]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Ongoing research focuses on the the mechanism of leprosy transmission as well as the identification of patients at high risk of infection in order to improve disease prevention and to treat infected individuals earlier. [1] Identification of alternatives to existing drugs, such as rifampicin is also critical in so far as these agents may be contraindicated either because of toxicity or resistance. [1]