Could leprosy mutate into a deadlier disease, resisitant to current vaccines?

Agree w Dr. Novick: Vaccine is in development at this time. Currently there have been no cases of leprosy which are resistant to multi-drug tx. Multi-drug therapy for multibacillary leprosy is usually Dapsone, Rifampicin & Clorazime. Other antibiotics can be used. Fewer antibiotics may be used for other forms of leprosy. Multi-drug therapy continues to be an effective treatment for leprosy.

Why do you ask?: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130920/news-current-affairs/article/mutation-increasing-leprosy-risk-found "the precise mechanism of transmission of mycobacterium leprae is unknown. No highly effective vaccine has yet been developed, " www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc1471987/ hope these websites help.

BCG has been used : in attempts to vaccinate against leprosy but isn't that effective. More specific vaccines are in development. At this point, leprosy has consistently responded to multi-drug therapy which for multibacillary leprosy is usually Dapsone, Rifampicin & Clorazime. Other antibiotics can be used. This is one of the oldest diseases known to mankind and appears to remain steady in it's form.