01754nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260009200042653001000134653003300144653003000177653002100207653001100228653000900239653002300248653001200271653002800283653001900311653001600330653003700346100001900383700001300402700001700415245008900432300001000521490000700531520090000538022001401438       2011                            d  c2011 DecbEastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health OrganizationaCairo10aAdult10aCommunicable Disease Control10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aEndemic Diseases10aHumans10aIran10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aLeprosy, Multibacillary10aMass Screening10aMiddle Aged10aOutcome Assessment (Health Care)1 aQasemi-Barqi R1 aBijani B1 aPahlevan A A00aLeprosy elimination campaign in Qazvin province, Islamic Republic of Iran (2006-07).  a920-40 v173 a<p>Multi-drug therapy (MDT) and Leprosy Elimination Campaigns (LEC) are the major strategies for eliminating leprosy. We report the results of a LEC conducted in 2006 in Qazvin. A total of 1987 individuals (1379 household contacts of 319 registered leprosy patients and 608 people from 3 endemic villages with a high prevalence of leprosy) were examined for detection of new cases of leprosy. All new cases were given MDT and were reviewed after a year. There were 256 suspected cases of leprosy, 13 of whom were confirmed as new cases (7 were classified as multibacillary leprosy). None had visible deformity nor was < 20 years old. All patients completed the recommended MDT course. The few cases detected suggest that in low prevalence areas, a long-term approach of integrated leprosy services and disability management may be more appropriate than LEC as a leprosy elimination strategy.</p>  a1020-3397