Leprosy Mailing List – November 4, 2015
Ref.: (LML) INFOLEP’s monthly Choice list October 2015
From: Jiske Erloings, INFOLEP, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dear Pieter and colleagues,
Greetings from Infolep!
Below you will find a selection of recent publications on leprosy. Feel free to contact me to receive the full text versions if a link to the full text is not included. You might also be interested in our collection of publications on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases. An overview of this rapidly growing collection can be found here: http://www.leprosy-information.org/category/collection/infontds-cross-cutting-issues
Our WASH collection can be found here: http://www.leprosy-information.org/category/subject/wash
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Jiske Erlings
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New Journal Articles
Araújo TME de. Leprosy: persistent endemic disease in Brazil with hyperendemic trend in areas of Piaui = Hanseníase: Endemia persistente no Brasil com tendência hiperendêmica em regiões do Piauí. In: REUFPI : revista de enfermagem da UFPI 2015 (4), 2 (apr.-jun.), 1-3 (eng, spa, port). Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-persistent-endemic-disease-brazil-hyperendemic-trend-areas-piaui-hansen-ase-endemia
Ashwini B, Nandakishore B, Jyothi J. A Study of the Clinico-Bacteriology and Antibiotic Sensitivity Profile of Plantar Ulcers in Leprosy. In: International Journal of Science and Research 4 (9): p. 1170-1172. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/study-clinico-bacteriology-and-antibiotic-sensitivity-profile-plantar-ulcers-leprosy
Blok DJ, De Vlas SJ, Richardus JH. Global elimination of leprosy by 2020: are we. In: Parasit Vectors. 2015 Oct 22;8(1):548. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/global-elimination-leprosy-2020-are-we
Brook CE, Beauclair R, Ngwenya O, Worden L, Ndeffo-Mbah M, Lietman TM, Satpathy SK, Galvani AP, Porco TC. Spatial heterogeneity in projected leprosy trends in India. In: Parasit Vectors. 2015 Oct 22;8(1):542. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/spatial-heterogeneity-projected-leprosy-trends-india
Crump RE, Medley GF. Back-calculating the incidence of infection of leprosy in a Bayesian framework. In: Parasit Vectors. 2015 Oct 22;8 (1): 534. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/back-calculating-incidence-infection-leprosy-bayesian-framework
Ferreira SB, Yonekura T, Takahashi J, Ignotti E, Cortela Dda C, Soares CB. Rifampicin chemoprophylaxis in preventing leprosy in contacts of patients with leprosy: a comprehensive systematic review protocol. In: JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2015 Mar 12;13(2):84-100. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/rifampicin-chemoprophylaxis-preventing-leprosy-contacts-patients-leprosy-comprehensive-0
Garg G, Thami GP, Mohan H. Sporotrichoid pattern of nerve abscesses in borderline tuberculoid leprosy: A Case Report (sporotrichoid like abscesses in leprosy). In: Indian J Lepr. 2014 Oct-Dec;86(4):161-3. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/sporotrichoid-pattern-nerve-abscesses-borderline-tuberculoid-leprosy-case-report
Guerrero GG, Rangel-Moreno J, Islas-Trujillo S, Rojas-Espinosa Ó. Successive Intramuscular Boosting with IFN-Alpha Protects Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Vaccinated Mice against M. lepraemurium Infection. In: Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015: 414027. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/successive-intramuscular-boosting-ifn-alpha-protects-mycobacterium-bovis-bcg-vaccinated
Hattori M, Motegi SI, Amano H, Ishii N, Ishikawa O. Borderline Lepromatous Leprosy: Cutaneous Manifestation and Type 1 Reversal Reaction. In: Acta DermVenereol. 2015 Oct 6. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/borderline-lepromatous-leprosy-cutaneous-manifestation-and-type-1-reversal-reaction
Hui M, Uppin MS, Challa S, Meena AK, Kaul S. Pure neuritic leprosy: Resolving diagnostic issues in acid fast bacilli (AFB)-negative nerve biopsies: A single centre experience from South India. In: Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Jul-Sep;18(3):292-7. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/pure-neuritic-leprosy-resolving-diagnostic-issues-acid-fast-bacilli-afb-negative-nerve-0
Kolaparambath BA, Rajagopal R. A Case of Histoid Leprosy in a HIV Infected Person on HAART not responding to conventional MB MDT. In: Indian J Lepr. 2014 Oct-Dec;86(4):165-169. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/case-histoid-leprosy-hiv-infected-person-haart-not-responding-conventional-mb-mdt-0
Lavania M, Jadhav R, Turankar RP, Singh I, Nigam A, Sengupta U. Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae strains from a region of high endemic leprosy prevalence in India. In: Infect Genet Evol. 2015 (Oct 7); 36: 256-261. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/genotyping-mycobacterium-leprae-strains-region-high-endemic-leprosy-prevalence-india
Khadge S, Thapa P, Kunwar CB, van Meijgaarden K E, et al. Longitudinal immune profiles in type 1 leprosy reactions in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia and Nepal. In: BMC infectious diseases, 2015 (15): p. 477 Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/longitudinal-immune-profiles-type-1-leprosy-reactions-bangladesh-brazil-ethiopia-and-nepal
Lobo AC, Pai RR, Gautam K, Kuruvila M. Correlation of Clinico-pathological Classification of Hansen's Disease in a South Indian City. In: Indian J Lepr. 2014 (Oct-Dec);86 (4): 147-54. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/correlation-clinico-pathological-classification-hansens-disease-south-indian-city
Martins-Melo FR, Assunção-Ramos, AV, Ramos, AN. Leprosy-related mortality in Brazil : a neglected condition of a neglected disease. In: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Oct; 109 (10): 643-652. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-related-mortality-brazil-neglected-condition-neglected-disease
Marcos LA, Dobbs T, Walker S, Waller W, Stryjewska BM. Indigenous Cases of Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) in Southern Mississippi. In: Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 56 (2015), 7: 188 -191. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/indigenous-cases-leprosy-hansens-disease-southern-mississippi
Mesquita R, Melo LTM, Vasconcelos RS, Soares DM, Félix GAA, et al. Neurofuntional evaluation in partients affected by leprosy = Avaliação neurofuncional em pacientes com hanseníase = Evaluación neurofuncional de pacientes con hanseniasis. In: Brazilian journal in health promotion = Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde 2015 (27), 2 p. 247-255. (eng, spa, port) Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/neurofuntional-evaluation-partients-affected-leprosy-avalia-o-neurofuncional-em-pacientes
Naveed T, Shaikh ZI, Anwar, MI. Diagnostic accuracy of Slit Skin Smears in Leprosy. In: Pak Armed Forces Med J 2015, 65(5): 649-652. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/diagnostic-accuracy-slit-skin-smears-leprosy
Neto MPL, da Cunha FMB, Silva CGL, de Abreu, LC, et al. Clinical Neurological Profie of Patients with Leprosy in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. In: International Archives of Medicine, section: Epidemiology, 2015 (8): No. 218. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/clinical-neurological-profile-patients-leprosy-fortaleza-cear-brazil
Oliveira KS, Souza J, Campos RB, Zilly A, Silva-Sobrinho RA. Evaluation of leprosy epidemiological and operational indicators in priority municipalities in the state of Paraná, 2001 to 2010. In: Epidemiologia e Serviço e Serviços de saúde, 2015 (3) 24: 507 -516. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/evaluation-leprosy-epidemiological-and-operational-indicators-priority-municipalities-state
Pacheco SE, Bührer-Sékula S, de Moura RS, Stefani MM, Oliveira ML, Saraceni V, Cordeiro-Santos M. Could Mycobacterium leprae Infection Be an Occupational Disease? A Survey in Healthcare Workers From an Endemic Area in the Amazonian Region. In: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Oct 12:1-3. [concise preliminary communication]. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/could-mycobacterium-leprae-infection-be-occupational-disease-survey-healthcare-workers
Pereira-Suárez AL, Alvarado-Navarro A, Barrietos-GarcIa JG, Estrada-Chávez C, Muñoz-Valle JF, Fafutis-Morris M. Differential expression of solute carrier family 11a member 1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase 2 in skin biopsies from leprosy patients. In: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2015 (81)6: 594–599. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/differential-expression-solute-carrier-family-11a-member-1-and-inducible-nitric-oxide
Padma Prasad MK, Bala A. Tenosynovitis : An unsual presentation of Leprosy. In: Evidence based Medicine and Healthcare; 2015 (2) 42: 7523-7527. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/tenosynovitis-unsual-presentation-leprosy
Peters RM, Dadun, Zweekhorst MB, Bunders JF, Irwanto, van Brakel WH. A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Intervention Study to Assess the Effect of a Contact Intervention in Reducing Leprosy-Related Stigma in Indonesia. In: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Oct 20; 9 (10): e0004003. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/cluster-randomized-controlled-intervention-study-assess-effect-contact-intervention
Peters R, Lusli M, Zweekhorst M, Miranda-Galarza B, van Brakel W, Bunders I, Bunders J. Learning from a leprosy project in Indonesia: making mindsets explicit for stigma reduction. In: Development in Practice, 2015 (25) 8, p. 1105-1119. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/learning-leprosy-project-indonesia-making-mindsets-explicit-stigma-reduction
Reibel F, Cambau E, Aubry A. Update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of leprosy. In: Med Mal Infect. 2015 Sep 28. pii: S0399-077X(15)00181-X. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/update-epidemiology-diagnosis-and-treatment-leprosy
Reibel F, Chauffour A, Brossier F, Jarlier V, Cambau E, Aubry A. New Insights into the Geographic Distribution of Mycobacterium leprae SNP Genotypes Determined for Isolates from Leprosy Cases Diagnosed in Metropolitan France and French Territories. In: PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Oct 6;9(10): e0004141. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/new-insights-geographic-distribution-mycobacterium-leprae-snp-genotypes-determined-isolates
Rendini T, Levis W. Leprosy is teaching us the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory skin disease. In: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Oct 9. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-teaching-us-immunopathogenesis-inflammatory-skin-disease
Sajid I. Understanding of Tendon Transfer in Radial Nerve Palsy in Leprosy. In: Indian J Lepr. 2014 Oct-Dec;86(4):171-177. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/understanding-tendon-transfer-radial-nerve-palsy-leprosy
Santos Kda S, Fortuna CM, Santana FR, Gonçalves MF, Marciano FM, Matumoto S. Meaning of leprosy for people who have experienced treatment during the sulfonic and multidrug therapy periods. In: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2015 Aug;23(4): 620-627. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/meaning-leprosy-people-who-have-experienced-treatment-during-sulfonic-and-multidrug-therapy
Sendrasoa FA, Ranaivo IM, Raharolahy O, Andrianarison M, Ramarozatovo LS, Rapelanoro Rabenja F. Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lepromatous Leprosy Coinfection. In: Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2015 (accepted: Sept.9) Article ID 898410 (4 pp.). Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/pulmonary-tuberculosis-and-lepromatous-leprosy-coinfection
Shumet T, Demissie M, Bekele Y. Prevalence of Disability and Associated Factors among Registered Leprosy Patients in All Africa Tb and Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Centre (ALERT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011. In: Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2013 (25) 4 : 313 -320. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/prevalence-disability-and-associated-factors-among-registered-leprosy-patients-all-africa
Suchonwanit P, Triamchaisri S, Wittayakornrerk S, Rattanakaemakorn P. Leprosy Reaction in Thai Population: A 20-Year Retrospective Study. In: Dermatology research and practice, 2015, art ID 253154 (5 pp.) Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/leprosy-reaction-thai-population-20-year-retrospective-study
Sundar Rao, PSS. Perspectives on the impact of stigma in leprosy: strategies to improve access to health care. In: Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine 2015 Spet.(6), p. 49 -57. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/perspectives-impact-stigma-leprosy-strategies-improve-access-health-care
Swathi M. A Study of Liver Function Tests in leprosy. In: Indian J Lepr. 2014 Oct-Dec;86(4):155-9. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/study-liver-function-tests-leprosy
Sykam A, Gutlapalli VR, Tenali SP, Meena AK, Chandran P, Pratap DV, Suneetha S, Suneetha LM. Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon gamma gene polymorphisms and their plasma levels in leprosy, HIV and other peripheral neuropathies. In: Cytokine. 2015 Sep 29. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/association-tumor-necrosis-factor-alpha-and-interferon-gamma-gene-polymorphisms-and-their
Veiga A, Costa A, Taipa R, Guimarães A, Melo Pires M. Hansen Neuropathy: Still a Possible Diagnosis in the Investigation of a Peripheral Neuropathy. In: Acta Med Port. 2015 May-Jun;28(3): 329 - 332. Free full text: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/hansen-neuropathy-still-possible-diagnosis-investigation-peripheral-neuropathy
Wang HY, Kim H, Kim Y, Bang H, Kim JP, Hwang JH, Cho SN, Kim TU, Lee H. Performance of PCR-reverse blot hybridization assay for detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium leprae. In: J Microbiol. 2015 Oct;53(10): 686 -693. Abstract: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/performance-pcr-reverse-blot-hybridization-assay-detection-rifampicin-resistant
Journals & Newsletters
Community Eye Health: http://www.cehjournal.org/wp-content/uploads/Working-with-communities-to-improve-their-eye-health.pdf
Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development: http://dcidj.org/
Indian Journal of Leprosy ; http://www.ijl.org.in/index.html
Leprosy Review: 2015-1 http://www.lepra.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/volume-85
Revista de Leprología: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/revista-de-leprologia
WHO Goodwill Ambassador’s Newsletter for the elimination of leprosy: http://www.leprosy-information.org/resource/who-goodwill-ambassador-s-newsletter-elimination-leprosy
Training Videos
LepClips, short films for training in Leprosy by NLR Foundation. English: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3RVWXokkaVoCfrGTD47BelP2cZy_M_IN
Hindi: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3RVWXokkaVrKjqFN0l3arwKWLGTJUDFR
Leprosy Self Care Group in Indonesia video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_WvtTXdUVg&feature=youtu.be
Other Information Sources
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LRI Leprosy Research Initiative: http://www.leprosyresearch.org/
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