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Leprosy secondary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is no secondary prevention of leprosy available because it is not possible to know if contact with leprosy will lead to the development of the disease, until first symptoms appear.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]