World Health Crises: Leprosy
(see also World Health Crises)
Basics
On the Web: Articles
Leprosy Blights Lives Even in the 21st C. Agence France Presse (1/20/05).
On the Web: Specialized Sites
National Hansen's Disease Museum.
In the Library: Articles
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Balslev, Knud. A History of Leprosy in Tanzania (Nairobi: African Medical & Research Foundation, 1989).
Chkapman, Ronald Fettes. Leonard Wood & Leprosy in the Philippines: The Culion Leper Colony, 1921-1927 (Washington: U. Press of America, 1982).
Davidson, William S. Havens of Refuge: A History of Leprosy in Western Australia (Nedlands: U. of Western Australia, 1978).
de Bruin, Hanne M. Leprosy in South India: Stigma & Strategies of Coping (Pondicherry: Institut Français, 1996).
Gokhale, S.D. Valley of Shadows: Problem of Leprosy in India (Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1979).
Gussow, Zachary. Leprosy, Racism & Public Health. Social Policy in Chronic Disease Control (Boulder, 1988).
Hastings, Robert C. (ed.) Leprosy (Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994).
Ridley, D.S. Pathogenesis of Leprosy & Related Diseases (Boston: Wright, 1988).
Venkateswara Rao, K. Leprosy in Rural India (Delhi: Makak, 1992).
Wood, Corinne Shear. An Annotated Bibliography on Leprosy (Lewiston NY: Edward Mellen, 1997).
In the Library: Fiction
Brennert, Alan. Moloka'i (NY: St. Martin's, 2003).
Scott, Lawrence. Night Calypso (London: Allison & Busby, 2004).
Talarigo, Jeff. The Pearl Diver: A Novel (NY: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2004).
In the Library: For Young Readers
Newth, Mette. The Dark Light (NY: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 1998).