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Identifying clusters of leprosy patients in India: A comparison of methods.

<h4>Background</h4>Preventive interventions with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are needed in leprosy high-endemic areas to interrupt the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae. Program managers intend to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to target preventive interventions consider...

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Main Authors:	Anneke T Taal (Author), Akshat Garg (Author), Suchitra Lisam (Author), Ashok Agarwal (Author), Josafá G Barreto (Author), Wim H van Brakel (Author), Jan Hendrik Richardus (Author), David J Blok (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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