ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2026
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Abstract
Background: Leprosy remains a significant public health issue in endemic regions, including areas in Indonesia. Transmission of Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional serosurvey among 637 children (ages 6-15) from schools in urban and rural areas of Sulawesi, Java, and Sumba, Indonesia. The PGL-I QURapid, a field-friendly and quantitative lateral flow assay, was used to detect anti-PGL-I IgM in fingerstick blood and plasma samples. Socioeconomic and health data, including helminth infection status and body-mass index z-scores (z-BMI), were also collected. Findings: The overall seroprevalence of anti-PGL-I IgM in children was 12.2% with significantly higher seroprevalence in rural (Southwest Sumba: 31.0%, Pangkajene: 11.2%) compared to urban areas (North Jakarta: 3.8%, Makassar city: 3.1%). Moreover, seroprevalence amongst children from low-SES schools was significantly higher (13.7%) than among those from high-SES schools (4.1%, Interpretation: Our findings demonstrate a high anti-PGL-I IgM seroprevalence among rural, low-SES, and helminth-infected children in Indonesia, indicating elevated levels of Funding: This study was funded by a grant from the Q.M. Gastmann-Wichers Foundation (AG) and an internal grant from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (MMMK).
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