01665nas a2200397 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001300080653001000093653002100103653003300124653002000157653003000177653001100207653001900218653001100237653001100248653002000259653002300279653001200302653000900314653001900323653002800342653001500370653001500385100001800400700001600418700001500434245004900449300001000498490000700508520073800515022001401253 1993 d c1993 Oct10aAdolescent10aAdult10aBotswana10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aCommunicable Disease Control10aContact Tracing10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aFemale10aHealth Surveys10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMass Screening10aPopulation Surveillance10aPrevalence10aRegistries1 aKumaresan J A1 aKhulumani P1 aMaganu E T00aCase finding survey for leprosy in Botswana. a635-80 v703 a
A baseline survey to establish the point prevalence of leprosy was carried out in July and August, 1991 in northern Botswana, where cases of leprosy have existed over the years. A total of 799 contacts of 127 index cases and 8235 school children from 18 schools were clinically screened for leprosy. In all, 44 active cases of leprosy were registered and started on multidrug therapy recommended by World Health Organization. Of these cases, 32% were newly identified during the survey. Due to the moderate outcome, surveillance and control of leprosy has been integrated with existing TB control programme. This is the first time ever a systematic attempt was made to establish a programme for control of leprosy in Botswana.
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