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Leprosy 
Leprosy is occasionally known as Hansen’s disease, after Armauer Hansen, the Norwegian physician who first identified the microorganism which causes the disease. Known and dreaded since biblical times because of the severe deformities that can occur, it was considered incurable until as recently as the 1940s.
Review Articles
17 Jan 2008
Chemotherapy And Chemoprophylaxis Of Leprosy
After 2005, a new target date for global elimination of leprosy will exist, and new patients will continue to emerge, but control programmes may be significantly weaker.
Source: WHO/TDR
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1 Nov 2007
The Impact Of Multidrug Therapy On Trends In Transmission
As a first step in investigating the impact of case detection and multidrug treatment (MDT) on leprosy, a literature review was conducted of trends in leprosy new case detection rates (NCDRs) as published in international literature.
Source: WHO/TDR
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News
7 Oct 2008
TV films will highlight neglected diseases
Major documentary series will appear on BBC World.
Source: BBC
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31 Jul 2008
China acts to end discrimination against people with leprosy
Policy change made in time for the Olympics but will continue beyond.
Source: China Daily
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Research Articles
22 Sep 2008
Association between killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genotypes and leprosy in Brazil
Study indicates possible associations between KIR genes, HLA-class I ligands and the different clinical manifestations seen in leprosy patients.
Source: Tissue Antigens
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17 Sep 2008
Preventing Nerve Function Impairment in Leprosy: Validation and Updating of a Prediction Rule
A new and adjusted prediction rule is suggested for estimating the risks of leprosy-related nerve function impairment.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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