Since the symptoms progress slowly, many remain undetected for years, thereby giving rise to many opportunities for the transmission of the disease. Leprosy does not transmit easily and is mainly ...

“We hope with AI4Leprosy, we can stop the transmission of leprosy, so we don’t see any more patients in the next generation and, therefore, stop the development of neurological sequela.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — American Leprosy Missions, a nonprofit helping persons affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) like leprosy to be healed in body and spirit, today unveiled a rebrand to ...

Dr Lê Thị Mai, head of the treatment division at the Central Dermatology Hospital, always holds close the words of her ...

However, leprosy is curable with a multi-drug therapy regimen that has been available for decades. Despite the availability ...

Epidemiology and biostatistics expert Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman explained that leprosy spreads through prolonged, close contact, making household transmission more likely than in the general ...

As the drugs suppress transmission this increases the risk of the disease spreading. Dr Samimu Msheliza, a public health expert and medical advisor at the Nigerian branch of the Leprosy Mission ...