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In brazil the government panflets say bcg protects against leprosy. is this true?
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1st BCG vaccination: Please see this article: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc2238709/. Bcg has been shown clinically to impart protection against leprosy however the case for re-vaccination may not be so strong.
Answered 5/7/2013
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