Razafimalala F C, Rakotomanga S, Rakotondramarina D B, Rakotomalala J N
Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Général de Befelatanana, Service d'Epidémiologie, Direction de la lutte contre les maladies transmissibles, Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Acta Leprol. 2000;12(1):7-10.
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).
麻风病在马达加斯加呈地方性流行。作者报告了1996年至1998年期间在该国东南部的法拉方古纳进行的一项流行病学研究结果。在此期间，共诊断出217例新病例。在纳入研究的130例病例中，69.23%为15岁以下儿童，76.91%患有多菌型麻风。超过50%的病例来自大家庭（6人或以上），超过60%的病例中至少发现一例家族病例。这些结果凸显了该国该疾病的严重性，并表明存在多种风险因素（混居、家族病例和多菌型麻风）。
