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

Travel Med Infect Dis

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:

Published: October 2019

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