Leprosy identified in Sumba Island, eastern Indonesia: elimination targets under threat

• Gladys O. Siregar,
• Maria Harianja,
• Jacklyn Adella,
• Hana Krismawati,
• Evivana S. Sundari,
• Messe R. Ataupah,
• Ruth D. Laiskodat,
• Claus Bøgh,
• Hardyanto Soebono,
• Marlous L. Grijsen

Affiliations

Gladys O. Siregar

Sumba Foundation, Sumba, Indonesia

Maria Harianja

Sumba Foundation, Sumba, Indonesia

Jacklyn Adella

Sumba Foundation, Sumba, Indonesia

Hana Krismawati

Center of Health System and Strategy, Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia

Evivana S. Sundari

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Siloam Hospital, Kupang, Indonesia

Messe R. Ataupah

Province Health Office, East Nusa Tenggara, Kupang, Indonesia

Ruth D. Laiskodat

Province Health Office, East Nusa Tenggara, Kupang, Indonesia

Claus Bøgh

Sumba Foundation, Sumba, Indonesia

Hardyanto Soebono

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Marlous L. Grijsen

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK; Corresponding author. Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Indonesia, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.