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High yield of retrospective active case finding for leprosy in Comoros.

Ortuño-Gutiérrez N, Mzembaba A, Baco A, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022; 16 (3) : e0010158.
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We conducted a retrospective active case finding survey in high prevalence villages on the island of Anjouan, Comoros, which is highly endemic for leprosy with an annual incidence rate of 550 per 1,000,000 population reported for 2019.

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Ortuño-Gutiérrez N
Mzembaba A
Baco A
Braet S
Younoussa A
Salim Z
Amidy M
Grillone S
Said A
de Jong B
Richardus J
Hasker E

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