The challenge of producing skin test antigens with minimal resources suitable for human application against a neglected tropical disease; leprosy.
True incidence of leprosy and its impact on transmission will not be understood until a tool is available to measure pre-symptomatic infection. Diagnosis of leprosy disease is currently based on clinical symptoms, which on average take 3-10 years to manifest. The fact that incidence, as defined by n...
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| Main Authors: | Becky L Rivoire, Stephen TerLouw, Nathan A Groathouse, Patrick J Brennan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002791&type=printable |
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