Thursday, April 7, 2022

Fw: Ref.: (LML) Infolep monthly overview of new publications on leprosy - Apr '22

 


Leprosy Mailing List – April 7,  2022

 

Ref.:  (LML) Infolep monthly overview of new publications on leprosy - Apr '22

From:  Anniek Akerboom, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 





Dear colleagues, 

Today and tomorrow, April 7 & 8, the Leprosy Research Initiative is organising its annual Spring Meeting. Register for free now and keep up-to-date with leprosy research projects and network with researchers around the globe. Register >>

Last month, the ILEP Conference 2022 on active case-finding and health systems strengthening took place. About 250 people from around the globe participated. If you were not able to attend, the recorded sessions and PowerPoint presentations are available in this folder >>.

American Leprosy Missions (ALM), one of Infolep's valued partners, will award a $40,000 prize in the fourth annual NTD Innovation Prize contest, presented in partnership with NTD NGO Network. Submissions must focus on innovations that leverage digital health and technology to solve issues posed by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Applications will be accepted until 30 April at ntdinnovation.org/apply >>.
Call for reviewers: ALM seeks a diverse group of NTD and innovation experts to serve as reviewers for the 2022 NTD Innovation Prize. Learn more and apply >>

Be sure to complete the early-bird registration for the 21st International Leprosy Congress (ILC) by April 30 and send in abstracts before 31 May. Learn more and register >>

Enjoy reading the latest publications on leprosy and have a look at the coming events below. Also, I would be happy to assist you with literature searches on Infolep.

Warm regards,

Anniek Akerboom

Infolep Coordinator
www.leprosy-information.org
a.akerboom@infolep.org
 

 



 



Highlighted

 



Online course: Leprosy - training of health workers on skin-NTDs
World Health Organization . OpenWHO. 2022.
 

Online course: Safety in administering medicines for neglected tropical diseases
World Health Organization. OpenWHO. 2022.
 

The need for an integrated, contextual, and holistic, minimum essential data collection tool for leprosy and lymphatic filariasis disability in India
Anand S, John A, Singh RK. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2022; 93 (1) : 38-47.
 

Fact Sheet on Intersectionality
Light for the World. 2022.
 

 



 



Leprosy & COVID-19

 



Asymptomatic low pulse oximetry measurements in leprosy patients in the time of COVID-19: Dapsone side effect.
Frade M, Filho F, de Lima A, et al. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 2022.
 

Kynurenines in the Pathogenesis of Peripheral Neuropathy During Leprosy and COVID-19.
de Oliveira J, de Athaide M, Rahman A, et al. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 2022.
 

 



 



New publications


Feel free to contact me to receive full-text versions if these cannot be found through the Infolep portal.

 



Factors influencing the mental wellbeing of persons affected by leprosy in Far-Western Nepal
Pierneef L, van 't Noordende AT, Bista M, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2022; 93 (1) : 12-25.
 

Knowledge and attitudes on leprosy of healthcare workers in a tertiary government hospital in the Philippines
Chavez CP, Lopez MHP, de Guia CE, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2022; 93 (1) : 26-37. 
 

Initiatives to address leprosy as a human rights issue through the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur: Achievements and challenges
Nanri T, Zhang F. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2022; 16 (3) : e0010201.
 

United for dignity: four strategic shifts to get to zero leprosy by 2030.
Warusavithana S, Osman M, Atta H, et al. Eastern Mediterranean health journal. 2022; 28 (2) : 93-94. 
 

Ethical considerations for leprosy researchers
Butlin CR, Peters RMH. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2022; 93 (1) : 2-11.
 

The Impact of Leprosy on the Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Treatment
Gomes MEO, Assis FSD, Alves de Oliveira A, et al. Editora e Distribuidora Educacional. Journal of Health Sciences. 2022; 24 (1) : 06-11. 
 

High yield of retrospective active case finding for leprosy in Comoros.
Ortuño-Gutiérrez N, Mzembaba A, Baco A, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022; 16 (3) : e0010158.
 

Leprosy as immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients living with HIV: Description of French Guiana's cases over 20 years and systematic review of the literature.
Mouchard A, Blaizot R, Graille J, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022; 16 (3) : e0010239. 
 

Socio-demographic factors, treatment-seeking behaviours and common clinical presentations of leprosy patients in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Weerakoon H, Banduwardana H, Ranawaka R, et al. Sri Lanka Journals Online (JOL). Anuradhapura Medical Journal. 2022; 16 (1) : 6. 
 

Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis infection. A report of six multibacillary cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic.
Fernández J, Pou-Soarez V, Arenas R, et al. Japanese journal of infectious diseases. 2022.
 

Comportamento epidemiológico da hanseníase em vários países da América Latina, 2011-2020.
Cáceres-Durán M. Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health. 2022.
 

Perfil epidemiológico da Hanseníase em uma cidade do semiárido baiano, Guanambi, entre os anos de 2001 a 2021
Oliveira MAS, Júnior RCG. South Florida Publishing LLC. Archives of Health. 2022; 3 (2) : 204-210. 
 

Itinerários terapêuticos da hanseníase em Sergipe, Brasil: entre os anos de 2016-2020
Santos GVDS, Santos AMDCD, Silva LMD, et al. Research, Society and Development. 2022; 11 (3) : e58611326760.
 

Perfil Epidemiológico da Hanseníase na Bahia no Período de 2010 a 2020
Oliveira LDOE, Rodrigues da Costa Barros I, Siega AC, et al. Research, Society and Development. 2022; 11 (4) : e16911427228. 
 

Case detection and management of mobile leprosy in Baoan District, Shenzhen : A retrospective analysis
Ye Y, Huang Z, Huang Y, et al. Research Square Platform LLC. 2022.
 

Karo Batak Local Architecture with its Personal Character to Indonesian National Resilience
Tarigan NP, Siregar C, Witono PH. International Journal of Disabilities and Social Inclusion. 2022.

 


Family-based intervention for prevention and self-management of disabilities due to leprosy, podoconiosis and lymphatic filariasis versus usual care in Ethiopia: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Noordende A, Aycheh M, Moges N, et al. BMJ open. 2022; 12 (3) : e056620. 
 

Somalia tackles leprosy and visceral leishmaniasis
Bagcchi S. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022; 22 (4) : 454.
 

Community intervention programmes with people affected by leprosy: Listening to the voice of professionals.
Martos-Casado G, Vives-Cases C, Gil-González D. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2022; 16 (3) : e0010335. 
 

Determinants of patients' delay with disability in the diagnosed leprosy cases in the three major states of India: A case-control study
Govindarajulu S, Muthuvel T, Lal V, et al. Scientific Scholar. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 2022.
 

Adherence, physical limitation and social participation in leprosy patients in a high-complexity hospital
Cavalheiro AH, Frade MAC, Ungari AQ. Research Square Platform LLC. 2022.
 

Nutritional Status of Patients With Leprosy Attending a Tertiary Care Institute in North India
Jindal R, Nagrani P, Chauhan P, et al. Cureus, Inc.. Cureus. 2022.
 

Diagnostic Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio, and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in the Diagnosis of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum: A Retrospective Study.
Tanojo N, Damayanti D, Utomo B, et al. Tropical medicine and infectious disease. 2022.
 

Innovative mapping of skin sensitivity by monofilaments to record the diagnosis and therapeutic follow-up of leprosy.
Filho F, Lima F, Frade M. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. 2022.
 

Using Omics to Study Leprosy, Tuberculosis, and Other Mycobacterial Diseases.
Ahamad N, Gupta S, Parashar D. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 2022.
 

Application of Droplet Digital PCR to Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae Infections: A Narrative Review.
Fan Y, Chen J, Liu M, et al. Infection and drug resistance. 2022.
 

Protective Efficacy of BCG Vaccine against and Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections.
Orujyan D, Narinyan W, Rangarajan S, et al. Vaccines. 2022.
 

Mycobacterium leprae induces Schwann cell proliferation and migration in a denervated milieu following intracutaneous excision axotomy in nine-banded armadillos.
Ebenezer G, Pena M, Daniel A, et al. Experimental neurology. 2022.
 

Retraso en el diagnóstico de lepra – Estudio multicéntrico y multinaciones en asia
Post E, Brandsma W, Wagenaar I, et al. Revista de leprología. 2021; 33 (2) : 121-131. 
 

Creating communities of care: Sex estimation and mobility histories of adolescents buried in the cemetery of St. Mary Magdalen leprosarium (Winchester, England)
Filipek KL, Roberts CA, Montgomery J, et al. Wiley. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 2022.
 

Fenómeno de Lucio: reporte de caso
Aguilar Aguilar N, Sandí Salazar G, Muñoz Mora P. Revista Medica Sinergia. Revista Medica Sinergia. 2022; 7 (2) : e761.
 

Leprosy: A clinical review
Gomes AP, Miguel PSB, Martins e Mafra FB, et al. Universidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences. 2022; 20 (2) : 151-160.

 



 



 



Events

 



Leprosy Research Initiative Spring Meeting
7-8 Apr 2022 | Virtual
 

ALM NTD Innovation Prize
Applications accepted Apr 1 - 30 2022
 

NNN Conference
13-15 Sep 2022
Kathmandu & Virtual

 


COR-NTD Annual Meeting 2022
4 - 5 Oct | Virtual
 

21st International Leprosy Congress
>> Early-bird registration by 30 April
>> Abstract submission by 31 May
8-11 Nov 2022
Hyderabad & Virtual

 



 



Links

 



Info Hansen - A innovative hub for knowledge sharing about Hansen's Disease
 

ALLF - Official website of the Association des Léprologues de Langue Française
 

LML - Leprosy Mailing List - a free moderated email list that allows all persons interested in leprosy to share ideas, information, experiences and questions
 

InfoNTD - Information on cross-cutting issues in Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

 


ILEP newsletter archive

GPZL newsletter archive

WHO Goodwill Ambassador's Leprosy Bulletin

Leprosy Review

Leprosy Review Repository (1928-2001)

Fontilles Revista de Leprología

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Hansenologia Internationalis

 




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