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.
BT - Medical Journal of Zambia IS - 2 LA - ENG M3 - Case Report N2 -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.
PY - 2025 EP - 7 T2 - Medical Journal of Zambia TI - A case report of a 73-year-old man with Leprosy from Zambia UR - https://mjz.co.zm/index.php/mjz/article/download/629/563 VL - 52 ER -