01300nas a2200289 4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002500054653001300079653000900092653001400101653002400115653001000139653001700149653001700166100002900183700001500212700001400227700001600241700001400257700001300271245018600284300001000470490000700480520051000487022001300997 2017 d10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aLamongan10aJava10aIndonesia10aGenotyping analysis10awater10aEndemic area10aTransmission1 aRosita Sigit Prakoeswa C1 aHerwanto N1 aWahyuni R1 aIswahyudi I1 aAdriaty D1 aAgusni I00aGenotyping analysis of Mycobacterium leprae isolated in water environment of leprosy endemic places in Lamongan, East Java and transmission pattern of nonhuman source of infection aAB1440 v763 a

Background: Finding of Mycobacterium leprae from water and soil of leprosy endemic areas were reported. East Java Province is ranked number eight as the endemic area of leprosy in Indonesia and Lamongan district is the local area with the highest new cases reported. To study the transmission of M leprae infection in endemic areas, it is important to detect the distribution of M leprae in the environment and population, also to analyze the genetic variation pattern.

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