Abstract:Objective This study examined the magnitude of M. leprae infection and nasal colonization among household contacts (HHCs) of newly diagnosed leprosy patients. Methods A community-based cross sectional study was conducted from July to October 2019 in Fedis district, eastern Ethiopia. This study involved all healthy HHCs of previously undiagnosed leprosy patients and equal numbers of randomly selected healthy endemic controls. All study participants underwent a standard physical examination. For leprosy-suspecte… Show more
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