Rational Design and Evaluation of a Multiepitope Chimeric Fusion Protein with the Potential for Leprosy Diagnosis

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Despite the reduction in the number of leprosy cases registered worldwide as a result of the widespread use of multidrug therapy, the number of new cases detected each year remains stable in many countries. This indicates that Mycobacterium leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, is still being transmitted and that, without an earlier diagnosis, transmission will continue and infection will remain a health...

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