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Armadillo-Derived Killed M. leprae: Candidate Vaccine Against Leprosy

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Leprosy is a chronic mycobacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Worldwide, there are about 10 million to 15 million people suffering from this disease. It is not only the number of patients but also the disabilities inflicted on them that have made leprosy among the priority diseases to be controlled and eventually eradicated. Man is the only known natural host of M. leprae, and it is from man to man that the disease seems to be carried. For the successful control of leprosy, two approaches have been advocated.

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  1. National Institute of Immunology, JNU Complex, Shahid Jeet Singh Marg, 110 067, New Delhi, India

    G. P. Talwar

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Mustafa, A.S. (1989). Armadillo-Derived Killed M. leprae: Candidate Vaccine Against Leprosy. In: Talwar, G.P. (eds) Progress in Vaccinology. Progress in Vaccinology, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3508-8_29

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