00944nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001000084653001100094653001200105653001600117100001300133245012400146300001000270490000700280520043700287022001400724       1980                            d  c1980 Mar-Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aHumans10aleprosy10aWest Indies1 aMillan J00a[Detection of leprosy in a district of Guadeloupe (F.W.I.). Organisation and evaluation (1973-1978) (author's transl)].  a161-80 v403 a<p>Data give evidence of: 1) a progressive decrease of the infections with a significant fall in the school age group; 2) an almost constant number of infectious patients; 3) a growing importance of the detection by private practioners. Passive detection detects patients who, in most cases, are more seriously infected than those detected by active detection. Active detection is the only effective leprosy prophylactic method.</p>  a0025-682X