Leprosy on Reunion Island, 2005-2013: Situation and Perspectives.

• Main Authors: Guillaume Camuset (Author), Sophie Lafarge (Author), Gianandrea Borgherini (Author), Anne Gerber (Author), Nicolas Pouderoux (Author), Aurélie Foucher (Author), Patrice Poubeau (Author), Rodolphe Manaquin (Author), Sophie Larrieu (Author), Pascal Vilain (Author), Laetitita Huiart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Reunion Island is a French overseas territory located in the south-western of Indian Ocean, 700 km east of Madagascar. Leprosy first arrived on Reunion Island in the early 1700s with the African slaves and immigration from Madagascar. The disease was endemic until 1980 but improvement of...