leprosy: References & Edit History
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Susannah C.J. Kearns
Communications officer, The Leprosy Mission International, Brentford, England.
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June E. Nash
Director of personnel, The Leprosy Mission International, Brentford, England.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Leprosy (Hansens disease): An Update and Review. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Immunology - Advances in the Immunology and Genetics of Leprosy. | Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Genomics: Leprosy a degenerative disease of the genome Douglas Young and Brian Robertson (PDF). | Jan 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Leprosy. | Oct 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Leprosy. | Sep 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Leprosy: the ancient disease scientists can't solve. | Mar 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dermnet - Leprosy. | Feb 11, 2025 | ||
| 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 (Hansens disease): An Update and Review. | 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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