Patients with skin smear positive leprosy in Bangladesh are the main risk factor for leprosy development: 21-year follow-up in the household contact study (COCOA).

• Main Authors: Emily E V Quilter (Author), C Ruth Butlin (Author), Surendra Singh (Author), Khorshed Alam (Author), Diana N J Lockwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leprosy transmission is ongoing; globally and within Bangladesh. Household contacts of leprosy cases are at increased risk of leprosy development. Identification of household contacts at highest risk would optimize this process.<h4>Methods</h4>The temporal...