01145nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002500054653003200079653001100111653001400122653001100136653001800147100001700165700001300182700001200195245006400207856006100271300000600332490000700338520057000345       2025                            d10aLeprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aMycobacterium  lepromatosis10aZambia10aAwareness10aStigma10aComplications1 aNzayisenga T1 aLubeya M1 aMputu M00aA case report of a 73-year-old man with Leprosy from Zambia  uhttps://mjz.co.zm/index.php/mjz/article/download/629/563  a70 v523 a<p>One of the leading causes of disability among infectious diseases is Leprosy. Despite achieving the World Health Organisation (WHO) target for leprosy control, leprosy is still eminent in Zambia and many other endemic regions such as West Africa and Asia-Pacific. Published numbers pertaining to prevalence may not give accurate values of prevalence on the ground due to factors such as loss to follow-up as leprosy patients often face stigma, hence poor healthcare-seeking behaviour, patient exclusion from the community, and barriers in research funding.</p>