01656nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260003000042653005700072653003400129653004900163100002800212700001500240700001900255245009000274856007800364520100700442022002501449       2023                            d  bInstitute of Rural Health10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aWaste Management and Disposal10aEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 aBylicka-Szczepanowska E1 aPodlasin R1 aKorzeniewski K00aLeprosy – neglected tropical disease in Pygmies inhabiting Central African Republic  uhttps://www.aaem.pl/pdf-161465-88198?filename=Leprosy%20_%20neglected.pdf3 a<p>Leprosy is a neglected tropical disease that is still present worldwide despite efforts aimed at elimination of the disease. The BaAka Pygmy community inhabiting rural areas in the Central African Republic is one of the most leprosy-vulnerable populations. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of leprosy in the BaAka Pygmy population. People living in the Dzanga Sangha protected area were regularly visited by a mobile clinic in 2019/2020. The diagnosis was based on the clinical manifestation of the disease. Deformations of skin and extremities were assessed. In a 12-month period 26 cases of leprosy were diagnosed and 25 patients received treatment. 24 of those patients were BaAka Pygmies, 10 were women, 7 were children under 15 years old and 8 were diagnosed with grade 2 disability. Presented data shows that leprosy in Dzanga Sangha region is not well controlled due to the high transmission rate. Efforts to diagnose and report new leprosy cases should be intensified.</p>
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