Today research still forms an important part of our work, carrying out both scientific and field research to further our knowledge of leprosy.
Please see below a list of co-authored publications which have helped shape our work over the last several years:
Stigma and discrimination among children affected by leprosy: a systematic review of a skin-related neglected tropical disease.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.
Madleina Daehnhardt (PhD), Chris Cecil (MPhil), Srushti Bhorkar (MPH), Ayoposi Ogboye (MSc), Hugo Paula (MPH), Saba Lambert (PhD), Hugo Pessotti Aborghetti (MD), Veronica Phillips (PhD), Becks Hill (MPH), Patricia Duarte Deps (PhD).
Community-based models for neglected tropical diseases affecting the skin: a scoping review. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases; 6; 2025
Hotopf India , Chowdhury Shahreen , Robert Guillermo , Sellers Mary Ellen , Phillip Maneesh , Fastenau Anil , del Mar Marais Maria , Vettel Constanze , Rahman Mijanur , Singh Rajni Kant , Hill Becks , Bekere Ahmed , Dean Laura
Strategies for leprosy services in low-endemic areas and countries; Leprosy Review; 2024; 95; 3; e2024073; DOI: 10.47276/lr.95.3.2024073
Wim H. van Brakel, Geoff Warne, Emmanuelle Cambau, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, Joseph Chukwu, Jannine Ebenso, Christine Fenenga, Lena Fiebig, Jozefien Groenendijk, Thomas Hambridge, Saskia Kreibich, Liesbeth Mieras, Monty Mukhier, Mauricio Lisboa Nobre, Oleg Ouss, Benedict Quao, Pemmaraju Rao, Asma Saadi, Anne Schoenmakers, Rajni Kant Singh, Jumpol Tantivongsakij, Amar Timalsina, Suzan C. M. Trienekens, Emmy van der Grinten;
The need for an integrated, contextual, and holistic, minimum essential data collection tool for leprosy and lymphatic filariasis disability in India; Leprosy Review; 2022; 93; 1; 38-47; DOI: 10.47276/lr.93.1.38
Shyamala Anand, Annamma John, Rajni Kant Singh
Implementation of India’s National Active Case Detection and Regular Surveillance requires a reliable baseline; Leprosy Review; 2022; 93; 2; 172-174; DOI: 10.47276/lr.93.2.172
Khyathi Pilaka, Rajni Kant Singh, Amar Singh, Milena Simic, Aparna Srikantam;
Prevalence and risk factors for grade 2 disability among newly diagnosed leprosy in children and adolescents: a record-based analysis from India; Leprosy Review; 2022; 93; 1; 79-88; DOI: 10.47276/lr.93.1.79
Brahmaiah Upputuri, Navya Vulchi, Rajnikanth Singh, Radhika Mamidi, Naveen Satle, Michael Sukumar Pallapati, Aparna Srikantam;
Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis risks not adequately assessed Lockwood, Diana N J et al. The Lancet Global Health, Volume 9, Issue 4, e400 - e401
Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis risks not adequately assessed - The Lancet Global Health
COVID-19 and leprosy new case detection in India; Leprosy Review; 2021; 92; 1; 88-91; DOI: 10.47276/lr.92.1.88
Guillermo Robert de Arquer, Arun Kumar, Rajni Kant Singh, Naveen Satle, Radhika Mamidi, Pritha Biswas;
Van't Noordende AT, Bakirtzief da Silva Pereira Z, Biswas P, Ilyas M, Krishnan V, Parasa J, Kuipers P. “Strengthening individual and family resilience against leprosy-related discrimination: A pilot intervention study”. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Apr 2;15(4):e0009329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009329. PMID: 33798199; PMCID: PMC8046345.
Comorbidities associated with non- healing of plantar ulcers in leprosy patients - PubMed
Upputuri B, Srikantam A, Mamidi RS. Comorbidities associated with non- healing of plantar ulcers in leprosy patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jun 29;14(6):e0008393. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008393. PMID: 32598386; PMCID: PMC7351235.
Lockwood DNJ, Lambert S, Srikantam A, Darlong J, Pai VV, Butlin CR, de Barros B, Negera E, Walker SL. Three drugs are unnecessary for treating paucibacillary leprosy-A critique of the WHO guidelines. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Oct 31;13(10):e0007671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007671. PMID: 31671087; PMCID: PMC6822700.
