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      • Guide 1. What are health-related stigma and mental wellbeing? [8]
        • 1. What is stigma?
        • 2. Why does stigma exist?
        • 3. What are the causes of stigma?
        • 4. Who stigmatises?
        • 5. How does it feel to experience stigma?
        • 6. What are the effects of stigma?
        • 7. Effects of stigma and discrimination on mental wellbeing
        • Annex Guide 1
      • Guide 2. How to reduce the impact of stigma [7]
        • 1. From undetected disease to diagnosis to support
        • 2. Individual-level interventions
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      • Guide 3. How to reduce sources of stigma [6]
        • 1. Background to the design of a stigma-reduction intervention
        • 2. Identifying the sources of stigma
        • 3. Targeting an intervention
        • 4. Inclusion of affected persons and champions in interventions
        • 5. Interventions by source type
        • Annexes Guide 3
      • Guide 4. How to assess health-related stigma and mental wellbeing [9]
        • 1. What is the purpose of the assessment?
        • 2. What approach would best fit your purpose and context?
        • 3. Quantitative assessment methods
        • 4. Qualitative assessment methods
        • 5. Assessments using mixed methods
        • 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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Ancient DNA study provides clues to leprosy susceptibility in medieval Europe.

Romeyer-Dherbey J, Caliebe A, Ӧzer O, et al. Genome biology. 2026; 27 (1) : 1-27.
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The History of Leprosy in Italy: From Ancient Origins to Modern Challenges

A Di Guardo . Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh, New Delhi. Indian Journal of Leprosy. 2025;
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Self-assessment of risk of dysphagia and clinical-functional vulnerability in older adults with a history of leprosy

Rocha MC, Mourão AM, Jesus JDSD, et al. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). CoDAS. 2025; 37 (6) : 1-8.
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Genetic studies: designs and best practices – the leprosy model

de Aguiar A, Mayra dos Santos A, Távora Mira M. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2025; 96 (4) : 1-8.
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Gastro-retentive Floating Tablets For Leprosy: Current Trends and Challenges

Rushikesh M, Sapana D, Shivraj J, et al. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development. 2025;
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The study of the leprous foamy cell by Álvarez Cascos and Llombart

Fernandez-Flores A, Fonseca E. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2025; 96 (3) : 1-12.
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Telling the Redemptive Story of Chinese Female Leprosy Victims in the Late Qing and Early Republican for Western Readers: The Missionaries’ Narrative in Without the Camp

Zhou D, Xu Y. MDPI AG. Religions. 2025; 16 (9) : 1-17.
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Leprosy in skeletons from archaeological sites: A systematic review

Aborghetti HP, Collin SM, dos Santos JD, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025; 19 (8) : 1-23.
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Leprosy in the Americas before Columbus

Roberts CA. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2025;
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4,000-year-old Mycobacterium lepromatosis genomes from Chile reveal long establishment of Hansen’s disease in the Americas

Ramirez DA, Sitter TL, Översti S, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2025;
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