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Cameroon Sees Resurgence of Leprosy 20 Years After ‘Eradication’ February 2, 2021 Share | Cameroon is seeing a resurgence of leprosy, the bacterial?infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage.? Cameroon health authorities, on Sunday’s World Leprosy Day, said infections have jumped by about 50% since 2018.? Leprosy patients say, just as in ancient times, they are shunned and neglected. Cameroon two decades ago announced that it had eliminated leprosy, but around 200 cases continued to be reported each year. In 2019, cases of the bacterial disease, w...

English By Moki Edwin Kindzeka Share on Facebook YAOUNDE - Cameroon is seeing a resurgence of leprosy, the bacterial infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage.  Cameroon health authorities, on Sunday's World Leprosy Day, said infections have jumped by about 50% since 2018.  Leprosy patients say,  just as in ancient times, they are shunned and neglected.  Cameroon two decades ago announced that it had eliminated leprosy, but around 200 cases continued to be reported each year.  In 2019, cases of the b...