Hansen's disease: a vanishing disease?

The introduction, implementation, successes and failures of multidrug therapy (MDT) in all Hansen's disease endemic countries are discussed in this paper. The high efficacy of leprosy treatment with MDT and the global reduction of prevalence led the World Health Organization, in 1991, to establ...

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Main Authors: Sinésio Talhari, Maria Aparecida de Faria Grossi, Maria Leide WDR de Oliveira, Bernardo Gontijo, Carolina Talhari, Gerson Oliveira Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000900003&lng=en&tlng=en