themistella
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2 years ago Issue has been fixed. Thank you all.
Closed themistella closed 2 years ago
themistella
commented
2 years ago Issue has been fixed. Thank you all.
Nepal
A 26-year-old male Nepali migrant worker, returning from an overseas job in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and suspected to be infected with monkeypox was confirmed to have contracted leprosy instead.
https://www.nepallivetoday.com/2022/06/18/person-suspected-of-monkeypox-confirms-having-contracted-leprosy/
Nepal officially eliminated leprosy as a public health problem in December 2009 and declared elimination in 2010.
http://dohs.gov.np/divisions/leprosy-control-program/
However, it seems leprosy continues to be a problem in Nepal:
2022: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/20/nepal-hospital-trials-life-changing-treatment-for-leprosy-wounds
2019: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/apr/22/nepal-hidden-leprosy
WHO state that Nepal had 2304 leprosy cases in 2020.
The United Arab Emirates had 78 leprosy cases, also in 2020.
https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A1639
Therefore, it does appear as if the monkeypox suspected case in Nepal should be discarded as it is most likely a leprosy case.
Kind regards to all, Themistella