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Posted on 28/04/2011 by
On 28th April 2011 the New England Journal of Medicine published an article revealing that wild armadillos and some persons with leprosy in the southern United States have been found to be infected with the same strain of Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy.
Categories: Technical information, USA
Posted on 07/04/2011 by
Today the World Health Organization is launching a global campaign under the slogan ‘Combat Drug Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow’ with the aim of countering the ever more dangerous threat posed by the growth of antimicrobial resistance. This worldwide problem is hampering the effectiveness of antibiotics in treating serious and life-threatening infections such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.
Categories: International Collaboration, Technical information
Posted on 15/03/2011 by
This Report, which was presented to the 128th Session of the WHO Executive Board in January 2011, represents the global leprosy situation and the outcome of the Meeting of WHO’s Expert Committee on Leprosy, held in Geneva 12th – 19th October 2010.
Categories: Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Central America, Oceania, South America, Technical information
Posted on 03/02/2011 by
An extensive overview of leprosy, from past to present, is covered in this detailed study published by Tokai University Press of Tokyo. It provides an account of the improvements made in controlling leprosy, through advances in knowledge and progress in curing those affected with Multi-Drug Therapy, which allow for greater concentration these days on tackling the social consequences of leprosy.
Categories: Technical information
Posted on 21/01/2011 by
The editorial in the February 2011 issue of the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease states: “A joint TB-leprosy task force is urgently needed to consider vaccine development that addresses both diseases, both in the process of development and in field testing.”
Categories: Technical information