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Bergen Prepares to Host International Conference on Hansen’s Disease Marking 150 Years Since the Discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus

A two-day conference commemorating the discovery of the bacillus that causes leprosy 150 years ago took place in Bergen, Norway, on June 21-22, 2023. Organized by the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the University of Bergen, the conference in the city where Norwegian Dr. Armauer Hansen identified M.leprae in 1873 was attended by over

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