Bergen Prepares to Host International Conference on Hansen’s Disease Marking 150 Years Since the Discovery of the Leprosy Bacillus
TOKYO, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the University of Bergen are organizing a two-day conference in Bergen, Norway, on June 21-22, 2023, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the discovery of M. leprae, the causative agent of leprosy, in 1873. The conference, which will be held in the city … Read more