title: Report on the first meeting of the IDEAL (Initiative for Diagnostic and Epidemiological Assays for Leprosy) consortium held at Armauer Hansen Research Institute, ALERT, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24-27 October 2004.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aseffa
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: Hazel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dockrell
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: Rabia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oskam
authors.forename: Jan Hendrik
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Richardus
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004493:Education; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment