Number of people requiring post-exposure prophylaxis to end leprosy: A modeling study.
Anneke T TaalDavid J BlokWim H van BrakelSake J de VlasJan Hendrik RichardusPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
The leprosy problem is far greater than the 210,000 new cases reported annually. Our model estimates of the number of people requiring PEP to achieve significant reduction of new leprosy cases can be used by policymakers and program managers to develop long-term strategies to end leprosy.
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