A case of imported leprosy in Italy: Implications for surveillance by Public Health Services of Local Health Authorities

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health of Rimini, Local Health Authority of Romagna, via Coriano 38, 47924, Rimini, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Unit of Hygiene, Public Health and Medical Statistics, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
³ School of Specialization of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia, via Campi 213/b, 41125, Modena, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Unit of Hygiene, Public Health and Medical Statistics, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: erica.leoni@unibo.it.

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Manfredo Marotta et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2019 Sep-Oct.

. 2019 Sep-Oct:31:101402.

doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

¹ Department of Public Health of Rimini, Local Health Authority of Romagna, via Coriano 38, 47924, Rimini, Italy.
² Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Unit of Hygiene, Public Health and Medical Statistics, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
³ School of Specialization of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia, via Campi 213/b, 41125, Modena, Italy.
⁴ Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Unit of Hygiene, Public Health and Medical Statistics, University of Bologna, via San Giacomo 12, 40126, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: erica.leoni@unibo.it.

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Multibacillary leprosy in a migrant from Afghanistan: A disease not to be forgotten.
Becker SL, Mawlood DA, Janssen A, Heinricy L, Janssen E, Vogt T, Müller CSL. Becker SL, et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017 Sep;19:66-67. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Jul 11. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28709957 No abstract available.