Monday, October 10, 2016

(LML) INFOLEP New publications on leprosy, October 2016

Leprosy Mailing List – October 10,  2016

Ref.:  (LML)  INFOLEP New publications on leprosy, October 2016

From:  Jiske Erlings, Amsterdam, the Netherlands


 

Dear Pieter,

 

Greetings from INFOLEP.

Below you will find a selection of recent publications. Feel free to contact me (infolep@leprastichting.nl) to receive the full text versions if a link to the text is not included.

And keep sending us your publications on leprosy in your language to include in the portal.

 

With kind regards,

 

Jiske Erlings

INFOLEP Information Specialist

infolep@leprastichting.nl

 

 

 

Highlighted publication

 

 

Global leprosy strategy 2016-2020: Accelerating towards a leprosy-free world - operational manual. WHO. 2016.
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Global leprosy update, 2015: Time for action, accountability and inclusion. Situation de la lèpre dans le monde, 2015: l'heure est à l'action, à la responsabilisation et à l'inclusion.
Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2016 Sep 2;91(35):405-420.
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International textbook of leprosy.
Scollard DM, Gillis TP. American Leprosy Missions. 2016.

Now online


A life fighting leprosy: A collection of the speeches and writings of Dr. Yo Yuasa. 2015.
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40 years – Leprosy relief work from Mumbai India – Leprosy relief work from Dinslaken Germany, 2016 / Romana Drabik, Dr V. V. Pai.

From Erode to the United Nations: the memoirs of Dr. P.K. Gopal. Dr P.K. Gopal. IDEA. 2016
 

 

 

New publications

 

 

Evaluation of peripheral nerve lesions with high-resolution ultrasonography and color Doppler.
Afsal M, Chowdhury V, Prakash A, et al. Neurol India.
2016 Sep-Oct;64(5):1002-9.
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Identifying Leprosy and Those at Risk of Developing Leprosy by Detection of Antibodies against LID-1 and LID-NDO.
Amorim FM, Nobre ML, Ferreira LC, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Sep 22;10(9):e0004934.
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Microbial Genomics of Ancient Plagues and Outbreaks.
Andam CP, Worby CJ, Chang Q, et al. Trends Microbiol. 2016 Sep 8.
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Consensus numbering system for the rifampicin resistance-associated rpoB gene mutations in pathogenic mycobacteria.
Andre E. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Sep 21.
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Reconstructive Surgery Camp for Leprosy Deformities in a Tertiary Hospital: An Example of Service Delivery at Low Costs.
Bhatt NR, Kakked GA, Vyas K, et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Jul;10(7):LC01-4.
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Finding undiagnosed leprosy cases.
Blok DJ, de Vlas SJ, Richardus JH. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Oct;16(10):1113.
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Prevalence and Correlates of Leprosy in a High-Risk Community Setting in Sri Lanka.
Dabrera TM, Tillekeratne LG, Fernando MS, et al. Asia Pac J Public Health.
2016 Sep 6.
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Genomic diversity in Mycobacterium leprae isolates from leprosy cases in South India.
Das M, Chaitanya VS, Kanmani K, et al. Infect Genet Evol. 2016 Sep 15;45:285-289.
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Trends of main indicators of leprosy in Brazilian municipalities with high risk of leprosy transmission, 2001-2012.
Freitas LR, Duarte EC, Garcia LP. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 5;16:472.
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Dental caries and risk indicators for patients with leprosy in China.
Guo Y, Tian LL, Zhang FY, et al. Int Dent J. 2016 Sep 29.
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[Pure neural leprosy. Diagnostic aspects of a clinical case].
Pardal-Fernandez JM, Ezsol-Lendvai S, Rodriguez-Vazquez M, Rev Neurol. 2016 Sep 16;63(6):257-61. Spanish.
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Perceptions of people with leprosy about disease and treatment.
Pelizzari V, de Arruda G, Marcon S, et al. Rev Rene, Fortaleza, v. 17, n. 4, p. 466-74, jul./aug. 2016.
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The draft genome of Mycobacterium aurum, a potential model organism for investigating drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae.
Phelan J, Maitra A, McNerney R, et al. Int J Mycobacteriol.
2015 Sep;4(3):207-16.
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The oral cavity in leprosy: what clinicians need to know.
Rodrigues GA, Qualio NP, de Macedo LD, et al. Oral Dis. 2016 Sep 8.
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Perineural and intraneural cutaneous granulomas in granulomatous mycosis fungoides mimicking tuberculoid leprosy.
Rodríguez G, Téllez A. Int J Dermatol. 2016 Sep 22.
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A case of leprosy in Malawi. Making the final push towards eradication: a clinical and public health perspective.
Roe C, May LS. Infect Dis Poverty. 2016 Sep 2;5(1):90.
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Quantitative lateral flow strip assays as User-Friendly Tools To Detect Biomarker Profiles for Leprosy.
van Hooij A, Tjon Kon Fat EM, Richardus R, et al.
Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 29;6:34260.
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DC-159a Shows Inhibitory Activity against DNA Gyrases of Mycobacterium leprae.
Yamaguchi T, Yokoyama K, Nakajima C, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Sep 28;10(9):e0005013.
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A powerful weighted statistic for detecting group differences of directed biological networks.
Yuan Z, Ji J, Zhang X, et al. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 30;6:34159.
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Journals & Newsletters

 

 

Community Eye Health Journal: http://www.cehjournal.org/

Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development:
http://dcidj.org/

Hansenologia Internationalis:
http://www.ilsl.br/revista/atual.php
 
Leprosy Review:
https://www.lepra.org.uk/Pages/FAQs/Category/volume-87

Plos Neglegted Tropical Diseases:
http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/
 
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
 

 

 

Websites & Services

 

 

InfoNTD - Information on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) https://www.infontd.org/

LML - Leprosy Mailing List a free moderated email list that allows all persons interested in this theme to share ideas, information, experiences and questions.
http://leprosymailinglist.blogspot.nl/


LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder

LML blog link: http://leprosymailinglist.blogspot.it/

Contact: Dr Pieter Schreuder << editorlml@gmail.com


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