The long-term impact of the Leprosy Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (LPEP) program on leprosy incidence: A modelling study.
David J BlokPeter SteinmannAnuj TiwariTanja Barth-JaeggiMohammad A ArifNand Lal BanstolaRabindra BaskotaDavid BlaneyMarc BonenbergerTeky BudiawanArielle CavalieroZaahira GaniHelena GreterEliane IgnottiDeusdedit V KamaraChrista KasangPratap R ManglaniLiesbeth F MierasBlasdus F NjakoTiara PakasiUnnati R SahaPaul SaundersonW Cairns S SmithRené StäheliNayani D SuriyarachchiAye Tin MaungTin ShweJan van BerkelWim H van BrakelBart Vander PlaetseMarcos Cunha Lopes VirmondMillawage Supun Dilara WijesingheAnn AertsJan Hendrik RichardusPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
The LPEP program contributes significantly to the reduction of the leprosy incidence and could potentially accelerate the interruption of transmission. It would be advisable to include contact tracing/screening and SDR in routine leprosy programmes.
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