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Time to Define Leprosy Elimination As Zero Leprosy Transmission?

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The article details an endorsement of the “zero transmission” strategy and strong hopes that it would hasten the realisation of a leprosy-free world.

Time to Define Leprosy Elimination As Zero Leprosy Transmission? (PDF 39.79 KB)

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