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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 11(5), p. e14061, 2010
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014061
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Different Mechanisms for Heterogeneity in Leprosy Susceptibility Can Explain Disease Clustering within Households
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Egil Fischer 
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Sake De Vlas,
Abraham Meima,
Dik Habbema,
Jan Richardus
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Sake De Vlas,
Abraham Meima,
Dik Habbema,
Jan Richardus
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Abstract
The epidemiology of leprosy is characterized by heterogeneity in susceptibility and clustering of disease within households. We aim to assess the extent to which different mechanisms for heterogeneity in leprosy susceptibility can explain household clustering as observed in a large study among contacts of leprosy patients.