leprosy: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Susannah C.J. Kearns
    Communications officer, The Leprosy Mission International, Brentford, England.
  • June E. Nash
    Director of personnel, The Leprosy Mission International, Brentford, England.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Leprosy: An Overview of Pathophysiology. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Leprosy (Hansen's Disease). Oct 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Leprosy. Mar 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Hansen's Disease (Leprosy). Dec 05, 2022
Updated information on efforts to reduce the global prevalence of leprosy by 2030. Sep 12, 2022
Add new Web site: Live Science - Leprosy: causes, symptoms and treatment. Jul 14, 2022
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What You Should Know About Leprosy. Jul 11, 2021
Media added. Oct 30, 2017
Revised to state that most countries targeted for leprosy elimination had achieved this goal by the early 21st century. Oct 30, 2017
Add new Web site: The International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases - Hansen, 150 years after his birth, the context of a medical discovery. May 30, 2016
Meida added. Apr 23, 2016
Add new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Leprosy. Mar 27, 2014
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Leprosy: An Overview of Pathophysiology. Mar 27, 2014
Add new Web site: Patient - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: WebMd - Leprosy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Healthline - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Medscape - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Leprosy. Aug 02, 2013
Updated to include information on the discovery of a nearly identical strain of leprosy bacillus in wild nine-banded armadillos and people living with leprosy in the southern United States. Apr 28, 2011
Added image of the leprosy treatment centre at Kalaupapa, on the island of Molokai, Hawaii. Jul 13, 2010
Updated to mention the drop in newly reported cases of leprosy between the 1980s and early 2000s. Jul 02, 2010
Added information on the discovery of a 4,000-year-old skeletion in India that showed evidence of leprosy. May 27, 2009
Added new Web site: Official Site of Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, United States. Sep 01, 2008
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Leprosy. Nov 30, 2007
Added new Web site: The Leprosy Mission Australia - What is Leprosy. Jul 26, 2007
Article revised. Sep 14, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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