Leprosy transmission in the Kimberley, Western Australia: still a reality in 21st-century Australia

• 1 Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009)
• 2 Kimberley Public Health Unit, Derby, WA
• 3 Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medicine, University of Western Australia.

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