Journal of community health
Transmission Patterns and Factors Influencing High Incidence of Leprosy among Indigenous Penan in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Maurice Steve Utap, Chirk Jenn Ng, Yew Kong Lee, Andrew Kiyu
Published: 202510.1007/s10900-025-01530-1
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Although leprosy was declared eliminated in Malaysia in the 1990s, it continues to affect the indigenous Penan community in rural Baram, Sarawak, with prevalence rates of 2.08-35.5 per 10,000-far above the WHO threshold. Previous studie…
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