Epidemiology of Leprosy (Hansen Disease) in Washington State, 2001-2023

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Julia C. Bennett · Washington State Department of Health

Marcia Goldoft · Washington State Department of Health

James W. Lewis · University of Washington

Elizabeth Noonan · Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

Gregory S. Olson · University of Washington

Jason D. Simmons · University of Washington

Ramanuj Lahiri

Abstract

Focused public health interventions, including increased physician awareness of leprosy and its stigma for populations at high risk, may reduce the incidence of leprosy among Washington State residents born in Oceania, who had a disproportionately high disease rate.

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Leprosy Research and Treatment Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Medical Case Reports and Studies

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Published in: Public Health Reports

Volume 141, Issue 2, pp. 278-285

DOI: 10.1177/00333549251387916

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