Leprosy in South Eastern Nigeria
1938; British Leprosy Relief Association; Volume: 9; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5935/0305-7518.19380020
ISSN2162-8807
Autores Tópico(s)Hematological disorders and diagnostics
ResumoEtiti Ama is one of a group of eight villages which together comprise the town of Nkporo in the Bende Division, Owerri Province, Southern Nigeria.Situated in hilly country at a height of about 400 feet, the viII age lies at the northerly edge of the belt of tropical forest which extends across Nigeria.Here and there are areas of grassland, which become general a few miles further north.The village is in Ibo country, in the midst of an area where leprosy is known to be rife, but where no accurate statistics ha ve yet been obtained.From the stand point of leprosy work it is of peculiar interest in that for more than 10 years the people ha ve of their own accord adopted a system of segregation for the lepers of the village and have co-operated with a neighbouring village in building a leper village about half a mile from the parent villages, to which lepers are sent when recognised .. LOCAL CONDITIONS.
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