Associated Factors of Mycobacterium Leprae Infection among People with Leprosy in Kwale County

Vallerian Karani; Lameck Dierro; Aiban Rono; Martin Githiomi; Wendy Rose Nkirote; Rhoda Pola; Stephen Joram Olubulyera; James Marcomic Maragia; Dominic Ongaki; Fredrick Odhiambo; Maurice Owiny; Dickens Onyango; Abade Ahmed

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012901

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Associated Factors of Mycobacterium Leprae Infection among People with Leprosy in Kwale County

Vallerian Karani ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: vallerian08@gmail.com

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9579-6981

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Lameck Dierro,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
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Aiban Rono,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Division of National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Martin Githiomi,

Roles Software

Affiliation Division of National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Wendy Rose Nkirote,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Rhoda Pola,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Division of National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Stephen Joram Olubulyera,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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James Marcomic Maragia,

Roles Validation

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Dominic Ongaki,

Roles Visualization

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Fredrick Odhiambo,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Maurice Owiny,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Dickens Onyango,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Amref International University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abade Ahmed

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Nairobi, Kenya
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Associated Factors of Mycobacterium Leprae Infection among People with Leprosy in Kwale County

Vallerian Karani,
Lameck Dierro,
Aiban Rono,
Martin Githiomi,
Wendy Rose Nkirote,
Rhoda Pola,
Stephen Joram Olubulyera,
James Marcomic Maragia,
Dominic Ongaki,
Fredrick Odhiambo

Published: November 25, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012901

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