China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 647-649.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202110647

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Epidemiological characteristics of leprosy from 1998 to 2018 in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province

GUAN Dongbo, LIANG Xiaoyan, HE Minchang, LIANG Xuemei   

  1. Nanhai District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, Foshan 528200, China
  • Online:2021-10-25 Published:2021-08-31
  • Contact: LIANG Xiaoyan, E-mail: 1633247806@qq.com

Abstract: A total of 66 cases of leprosy were found in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province from 1998 to 2018. 95.45% of the cases were found in the dermatology clinic. The prevalence rate of leprosy was lower 1/105. The rate of early detection of leprosy was 36.36%, and the diagnostic delays was 67.35 months. The rate of grade 2 disability was 39.39% at the time of diagnosis. The epidemic situation of leprosy in Nanhai District is generally low, but the rate of grade 2 disability is high.

Key words: leprosy, epidemiology, symptom monitoring