01042nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001260001000042653001900052653002500071653001100096100002000107245017300127856005200300300000900352490000700361520047800368022001400846       2024                            d  bLepra10aGeneral Energy10aLeprosy Epidemiology10aMalawi1 aLEP - KPS Team 00aThe epidemiology of leprosy in Karonga District, northern Malawi 1973–2023: An analysis of leprosy’s distribution, risk factors, control and decline in rural Africa  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/95/1/20-24019  a7-840 v953 a<p>Karonga District, in northern Malawi, is among the most thoroughly studied areas in the world with respect to leprosy. This report traces the story of leprosy work in the district over the past five decades, describing its contributions to our understanding of the natural history of the disease as well its changing pattern as it declined to very low level. It concludes by comparing these patterns and trends to observations in other leprosy endemic populations.</p>
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