AUTHOR=Gupta Yash , Avanzi Charlotte , Vera-Cabrera Lucio , Paniz Mondolfi Alberto Enrique , Schuenemann Verena J. , Singh Pushpendra TITLE=Editorial: Advances in the molecular epidemiology and diagnostics of leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases JOURNAL=Frontiers in Tropical Diseases VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/tropical-diseases/articles/10.3389/fitd.2025.1622530 DOI=10.3389/fitd.2025.1622530 ISSN=2673-7515