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| Title |
The potential for vaccination in leprosy elimination: new tools for targeted interventions
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| Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0074-02762012000900027 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Malcolm S Duthie, Paul Saunderson, Steven G Reed |
| Abstract |
Despite the huge effort and massive advances toward the elimination of leprosy over the last two decades, the disease has proven stubborn; new case detection rates have stabilised over the last few years and leprosy remains endemic in a number of localised regions. The American Leprosy Missions and Infectious Disease Research Institute have undertaken a large research effort aimed at developing new tools and a vaccine to continue the push for leprosy elimination. In this paper, we outline our strategy for the integration of rapid diagnostic tests and lab-based assays to facilitate the detection of early or asymptomatic leprosy cases, as well as the efficient and focused implementation of chemoprophylaxis and immunisation to intervene in leprosy development and transmission. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 21% |
| Researcher | 10 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 11 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 16% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 March 2013.
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#3,415,510
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#85
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#31,301
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