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        • 1. What is stigma?
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        • 4. Who stigmatises?
        • 5. How does it feel to experience stigma?
        • 6. What are the effects of stigma?
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        • 1. From undetected disease to diagnosis to support
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        • 2. Identifying the sources of stigma
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        • 5. Interventions by source type
        • Annexes Guide 3
      • Guide 4. How to assess health-related stigma and mental wellbeing [9]
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        • 2. What approach would best fit your purpose and context?
        • 3. Quantitative assessment methods
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        • 6. Developing qualitative methods from scratch
        • 7. How do you conduct a stigma assessment?
        • 8. How to interpret and report your findings
        • Annexes Guide 4
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Journey of a patient with a reactional episode of leprosy in an endemic area of Brazil

Larissa de Arruda V, Cortela DDCB, Margarida Benevides Ferreira S, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2026; 97 (2) : 1 - 12.
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PHYSICAL DISABILITIES RESULTING FROM LEPROSY IN INDIVIDUALS UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE IN A HYPERENDEMIC, PALMAS-TOCANTINS, BRAZIL, 2015–2025

Spada AVD, Bertonsin GPO, Souza GARD, et al. Editoriales Iberoamericanos. Artefactum - revista de estudos interdisciplinares. 2026; 25 (2) : 1 - 25.
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Temporal trend and factors associated with physical disability due to leprosyl: a time series study, Brazil, 2014-2023

Araújo EDS, Batista JFC, Santos YIN, et al. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde. 2026;
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Implementation of ML Flow for leprosy contacts in Brazil: Opportunities, pitfalls, and safeguards

Talhari C, Farias C, Miot H, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2026; 20 (4) : 1 - 8.
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Functional single nucleotide polymorphisms in CACNA2D3 and other autophagy-related genes are associated with leprosy among Brazilians

Espasandin I, Cardoso CC, Leal-Calvo T, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2026; 20 (4) : 1 - 22.
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Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Leprosy: Evidence From an Endemic City in Northeastern Brazil

Ana Flávia Sobral de Medeiros , Aline Lidiane Batista , Sidnei Miyoshi Sakamoto , et al. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine. 2026;
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Lewis Y (Le) orchestrates leukocyte trafficking and inflammatory remodeling in leprosy patients from the Brazilian Amazon

Almeida S, da Cruz E, de Loiola R, et al. Immunologic research. 2026; 74 (1) : 1 - 14.
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Economic cost of Hansen's disease: an overview of social security expenditures.

Castro J, Lima F, Frade M, et al. Frontiers in public health. 2026;
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Armadillo meat consumption and Hansen's disease (leprosy): a case-control study in Brazil.

Repsold T, Collin S, Amorim B, et al. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2026;
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Stigma associated with leprosy among patients, contacts, and the general population in an endemic region of Brazil.

Cruz P, Miot H, Talhari C, et al. Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. 2026; 101 (2) : 1-11.
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