01186nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001200066100001700078700001800095700001900113245005200132856005900184300001000243490000700253050003200260520067400292022001400966       1992                            d  c1992 Sep10aHumans10aleprosy1 aNoordeen S K1 aLopez Bravo L1 aSundaresan T K00aEstimated number of leprosy cases in the world.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1992/v63n3/pdf/v63n3a11.pdf  a282-70 v63  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Planning for leprosy control requires estimates of the number of leprosy patients at different levels. During the period between the mid-1960s and the mid-1980s, global estimates had remained constant at between 10 and 12 million. The introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT) in many countries and the consequent reduction of the disease's prevalence has necessitated a reassessment of this. Based on available information and its interpretation, the number of leprosy cases in the world for 1991 has been estimated at 5.5 million. The number of individuals deformed by leprosy, including those cured of the disease, has been estimated at between 2 and 3 million.</p>  a0305-7518