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Leprosy in Far North Queensland: almost gone, but not to be forgotten
Author(s) -
Hempenstall Allison,
Smith Simon,
Hanson Josh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja2.50243
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , indigenous , epidemiology , mycobacterium leprae , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , public health , family medicine , pathology , ecology , physics , optics , biology
Since 1985, Torres Strait Islander Australians and PNG nationals have been able to move freely across the border to pursue traditional activities in the Torres Strait Protected Zone. This arrangement acknowledges the importance of their shared cultural history, but also means that FNQ clinicians may encounter conditions that are rare in temperate Australia. The potential public health implications are also clear.4