01327nas a2200397   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653001500093653001000108653001200118653001100130653001100141653001200152653000900164653001600173653001500189653001700204100001400221700001400235700001200249700002200261700001400283700001700297700001300314700001300327700001200340700001500352245010300367300001000470490000700480520042800487022001400915       1991                            d  c1991 Jan-Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aBiomarkers10aCongo10aDapsone10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence10aRisk Factors1 aLouis J P1 aTrebucq A1 aHengy C1 aCoddy-Zitsamele R1 aEozenou P1 aBaya-Tsika N1 aObvala D1 aJannin J1 aGelas H1 aCottenot F00a[Epidemiology of endemic leprosy in the People's Republic of the Congo. Risk factors and markers].  a65-700 v513 a<p>A national prevalence survey of leprosy was made in june 1989 in Popular Republic of Congo: authors report results. The prevalence rate is 5.8% +/- 2.6% among people more than 15 years of age, and 10.5% of all forms are multibacillary. All patients are under DDS monotherapy. One overwhelming risk factor is leprosy antecedents in the family history; active case-finding and surveillance of contacts are recommended.</p>  a0025-682X