Feasibility of post-exposure-prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin and identification of high prevalent clusters in villages' hyperendemic for leprosy in Senegal.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Senegal is a leprosy low-endemic country with nine villages known to be hyperendemic with a leprosy incidence rate above 1,000 per million inhabitants. We aim to implement a door-to-door screening strategy associated with the administration of a single-dose-rifampicin (SDR) as p...

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Principais autores:	Gilbert Batista, Pauline Dioussé, Papa Mamadou Diagne, Mahamat Cissé, Ibrahima Tito Tamba, Fatou Diop, Fanta Diop, Lahla Fall, Diama Sakho, Mariama Bammo, Ndiaga Guèye, Christa Kasang, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Louis Hyacinthe Zoubi, Madoky Magatte Diop
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-02-01
coleção:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Acesso em linha:	https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011755&type=printable
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