title: Anti-leprosy vaccines: current status and future prospects.
abstract: Different types of leprosy vaccines are currently used in field trials in India. The rationale behind their use, the parameters for determining their efficacy, their merits and demerits are discussed and the future prospects are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Institute (Tata Memorial Centre), Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kartikeyan
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Deo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; C060596:anti-leprosy vaccine