Household Contacts of Leprosy Patients in Endemic Areas Display a Specific Innate Immunity Profile

Household Contacts of Leprosy Patients in Endemic Areas Display a Specific Innate Immunity Profile

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, that can lead to severe life-long disabilities. The transmission of M. leprae is continuously ongoing as witnessed by the stable new case detection rate. The majority of exposed individuals does, however, not develop leprosy an...

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Main Authors: Anouk van Hooij, Maria Tió-Coma, Els M. Verhard, Marufa Khatun, Khorshed Alam, Elisa Tjon Kon Fat, Danielle de Jong, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Paul Corstjens, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Annemieke Geluk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
innate immunity
lateral flow test
diagnostics
M. leprae
UCP-LFA
leprosy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01811/full

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