01507nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001000080653002100090653001100111653001100122653001000133653001100143653002000154653001200174653000900186653001600195653002500211100001900236700001500255700001300270700001400283245012100297300001100418490000700429050003200436520068700468022001401155       1976                            d  c1976 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMycobacterium leprae1 aChatterjee B R1 aTAYLOR C E1 aThomas J1 aNaidu G N00aAcid-fast bacillary positivity in asymptomatic individuals in leprosy endemic villages around Jhalda in West Bengal.  a119-310 v48  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Three general surveys of a village population of 7000 in a highly endemic area in Purulia District, West Bengal, have included clinical examination and earlobe skin snip examinations. Multiple between-survey follow-up examinations have also been conducted of both bacillary positives and cases. In the general population 5.8% of the individuals showed bacteriological positivity with a concentration technique for AFB without showing clinical signs of infection. During two years of observation clinical leprosy was diagnosed in 13.6% of bacillary positives, in 4.8% of nuclear family contacts of clinical cases and 2.3% of the rest of the general population of the villages.</p>  a0024-1024