00776nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260002400042653005700066100001400123700001600137245005300153856006100206490000700267520031900274022002500593       2020                            d  bFapUNIFESP (SciELO)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 aIgnotti E1 aSteinmann P00aPerspectives for leprosy control and elimination  uhttps://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csp/2020.v36n7/e00170019/en0 v363 aRecently, data and news about rising numbers of leprosy cases in some low endemic countries, as well as in certain areas of high-burden countries, have become prominent. This increase leads us to reflect upon changes in transmission patterns and difficulties regarding interventions strategies for leprosy control.  a1678-4464, 0102-311X