Reaching those at risk: Active case detection of leprosy and contact tracing at Kokosa, a hot spot district in Ethiopia

Tsehaynesh Lema; Kidist Bobosha; Christa Kasang; Azeb Tarekegne; Saba Lambert; Addis Mengiste; Sven Britton; Abraham Aseffa; Yimtubezenash Woldeamanuel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264100

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Reaching those at risk: Active case detection of leprosy and contact tracing at Kokosa, a hot spot district in Ethiopia

Tsehaynesh Lema ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: rbpt21@yahoo.com, tsehaylema19@gmail.com

Affiliations College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, All African Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Rehabilitation and Training (ALERT) Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-8800

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Kidist Bobosha,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8091-7182

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Christa Kasang,

Roles Funding acquisition, Supervision

Affiliation German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA), Würzburg, Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-0321

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Azeb Tarekegne,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Saba Lambert,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliations All African Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Rehabilitation and Training (ALERT) Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Addis Mengiste,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Sven Britton,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Abraham Aseffa,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Yimtubezenash Woldeamanuel

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6606-8903

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Reaching those at risk: Active case detection of leprosy and contact tracing at Kokosa, a hot spot district in Ethiopia

Tsehaynesh Lema,
Kidist Bobosha,
Christa Kasang,
Azeb Tarekegne,
Saba Lambert,
Addis Mengiste,
Sven Britton,
Abraham Aseffa,
Yimtubezenash Woldeamanuel

Published: June 21, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264100

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