Leprosy
Mailing List, June 17th, 2009
Ref.:
Questions
on leprosy research
From:
Higgins
S.,
Peterborough
,
England
, UK
Dear
Dr Noto,
I'm
very interested to find out the progress we are making in research
into leprosy and would be grateful if any of the members of the
LML could enlighten me by answering the questions below:
What
are the main current areas of research into leprosy?
What
are the most recent findings in relation to leprosy and genetic
predisposition, and environmental factors?
Is
there any evidence for transmission of leprosy between a mother and
her unborn/newborn child?
What
evidence is there of leprosy occurring in young children under 3 years
of age, and if it is low, is this because we lack the diagnostic tests
or because this age group is relatively unaffected?
Are
there any statistics to show rate of infection between family members,
e.g. is it greater between spouses, siblings or parent-to-child?
Thanks
and best wishes,
Siân
Siân
Higgins
Head
of Programmes Coordination, TLMEW
Direct
line: 01733 404874
