01067nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003000059653001600089653001100105653001400116653001000130653002300140653001200163653001500175653001800190653002600208653001700234100001500251245009400266300001100360490000700371050003200378520036500410022001400775       2006                            d  c2006 Apr-Jun10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aForecasting10aHumans10aIncidence10aIndia10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aPrevalence10aPublic health10aSentinel Surveillance10aTime Factors1 aRaja Rao B00aNew case-detection trends in a multi-drug therapy programme: definite reduction in sight.  a123-360 v78  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>MDT has made a visible impact on leprosy in Andhra Pradesh as reflected by reduction of prevalence as well as in new case-detection, which is used as a proxy for incidence of the disease. Such reductions have also been seen in West Godavari district and the Damien Leprosy Centre at Vegavaram (an NGO project), where MDT is being implemented since 1988.</p>  a0254-9395