00886nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003000055653001100085653001200096653001800108653001500126653001800141100002600159245004100185300001000226490000700236520042300243022001400666       1993                            d  c1993 May10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aHumans10aleprosy10aNorth America10aPrevalence10aSouth America1 aCossermelli-Messina W00aLeprosy: statistics in the Americas.  a893-60 v203 a<p>While leprosy is a major problem in many countries, and an effective vaccine is still to come, improvement of public health methods appears to be, in addition to antileprosy drugs, the most meaningful solution. Widely diverging social, economic and environmental factors and differences in public health programs among regions, contribute to the uneven distribution of leprosy throughout the American continent.</p>  a0315-162X