title: Leprosy among circus workers.
abstract: Seven (2.31%) circus workers of two circus companies visiting Amritsar were detected to be suffering from leprosy. Whether or not they acquired the disease during their stay in circus is not so important, but it is necessary to detect and treat these itinerant persons. Our experience clearly underlines the necessity for undertaking surveys of various workers living in crowded conditions (like circus), because of their occupation.
authors.affiliation: MLTU, Civil Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bharti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011998:Recreation