Society guideline links: Leprosy

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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International

●World Health Organization (WHO): Technical guidance on leprosy/Hansen disease – Contact tracing and post-exposure prophylaxis (2020)

●WHO: Technical guidance on leprosy/Hansen disease – Management of reactions and prevention of disabilities (2020)

●WHO: Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of leprosy (2018)

United States

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Hansen's disease (Leprosy) – For health care providers

•Clinical overview of Hansen's disease (Leprosy)

•Clinical testing and diagnosis for Hansen's disease (Leprosy)

●National Hansen's Disease Programs (NHDP): Guide to the management of Hansen's disease

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Leprosy (2024)

Australia–New Zealand

●Australian Immunisation Handbook: Recommendation – Children aged <5 years who are a household contact of a person with leprosy are recommended to receive BCG vaccine (2022)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Japanese Leprosy Association (JLA): Guideline for the treatment of Hansen's disease in Japan, third edition (2013)