01715nas a2200397   4500000000100000008004100001260001400042653001000056653002100066653001000087653003700097653002100134653002700155653001100182653001100193653001200204653001500216653000900231653001900240653002800259653001500287653003000302653002600332653001700358653003000375653002100405100002100426700001800447700002500465700002100490245008400511300000900595490000700604520069200611022001401303       2000                            d  c2000-200110aAdult10aAge Distribution10aChild10aDisease Transmission, Infectious10aEndemic Diseases10aFamily Characteristics10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMadagascar10aMale10aMass Screening10aPopulation Surveillance10aRegistries10aResidence Characteristics10aRetrospective Studies10aRisk Factors10aSeverity of Illness Index10aSex Distribution1 aRazafimalala F C1 aRakotomanga S1 aRakotondramarina D B1 aRakotomalala J N00a[Leprosy situation in the southeastern region of Madagascar from 1996 to 1998].  a7-100 v123 a<p>Leprosy is endemic in Madagascar. The authors report the results of an epidemiologic study performed between 1996 and 1998 in Farafanguna, localized in the South-Eastern of the country. During this period, 217 new cases have been diagnosed. Of the 130 cases included in the study, 69.23% were children aged lower than 15 years and 76.91% suffered from a multibacillary form. More than 50% of the cases belonged to a large family (6 persons or more) and at least one family case was found in more than 60% of cases. These results enhance the severity of the disease in the country and show the presence of multiple risk factors (promiscuity, family cases and multibacillary forms).</p>  a0001-5938