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Leprosy and the Cultural Development of Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2012

W. H. Hoffmann
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Leprosy is the curse of Africa. Four thousand years ago Egyptian documents tell us about the occurrence of leprosy among Sudanese slaves, and it is highly probable that tropical Africa is the real home of the disease whence it has been transported all over the world.

Type
Research Article
Information
Africa , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , October 1932 , pp. 455 - 463
Copyright
Copyright © International African Institute 1932

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