The Burden of Leprosy in Cameroon: Fifteen Years into the Post-elimination Era.

• Main Authors: Earnest Njih Tabah (Author), Dickson Shey Nsagha (Author), Anne-Cecile (Author), Martin W Bratschi (Author), Theophilus Ngeh Njamnshi (Author), Gerd Plushke (Author), Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Cameroon achieved the elimination target of leprosy in 2000, and has maintained this status ever since. However, a number of health districts in the country continue to report significant numbers of leprosy cases. The aim of this study was to assess the burden of leprosy in Cameroon from...