@article{10127,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged, Pacific Islands},
  author = {Montaville B and Bourée P},
  title = {[Leprosy in Vanuatu].},
  abstract = {<p>Leprosy is commonly thought to have been introduced during the 19th century and can still be considered as a public health problem in Vanuatu. From 1965 to 1984, 651 cases were notified throughout the country, with a total incidence rate of 5.85%. The 1984 survey reported 273 active cases and 190 inactive cases, most of them were paucibacillary cases. Sex ratio H/F is 1.7. Geographical distribution is clustered into two major and two minor foci. Prevalence rate is 2.1%. Annual incidence rate is decreasing with 21 cases in 1985 and 15 cases in 1986. Reported figures are smaller than those reported in the neighbouring countries.</p>},
  year = {1989},
  journal = {Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique et de ses filiales},
  volume = {82},
  pages = {351-8},
  month = {1989},
  language = {fre},
}