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A study of household contacts of children with leprosy

Author(s) -

NP Madarasingha,

JKK Senaviratne

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

ceylon medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2386-1274

pISSN - 0009-0875

DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v56i3.3602

Subject(s) - ceylon , medicine , medical journal , sri lanka , leprosy , alternative medicine , family medicine , public health , relevance (law) , medical science , library science , medical education , law , socioeconomics , nursing , pathology , sociology , tanzania , computer science , political science , programming language

The new case detection rate of leprosy and new cases among children remain high in Sri Lanka indicating ongoing transmission. Identification of the positive contacts and the source of infection would break this chain of transmission. Contact tracing is known to identify early disease and thus prevent disabilities. However, in the recent past little emphasis has been laid on contact tracing by the health care providers.

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