Fast New Test Could Find Leprosy Before Damage Is Lasting

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Several thousand leprosy patients live in northeast Brazil, said John S. Spencer, a leprosy researcher at Colorado State University who has worked there. A new test was crucial because trained microscope diagnosticians are rare in the rural areas where the disease persists. It is simple: one drop of blood goes into a well on a plastic test strip followed by three drops of solution.

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