01319nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001700054700001100071245006600082856026000148520076300408022001401171       2022                            d  c04/20221 aSaunderson P1 aDuck M00aThe end of leprosy is not imminent, but it is on the horizon.  uhttps://pdfs.journals.lww.com/ijmr/9000/The_end_of_leprosy_is_not_imminent,_but_it_is_on.99952.pdf?token=method|ExpireAbsolute;source|Journals;ttl|1650560841531;payload|mY8D3u1TCCsNvP5E421JYK6N6XICDamxByyYpaNzk7FKjTaa1Yz22MivkHZqjGP4kdS2v0J76WGAnHACH69s213 a<p>Within the leprosy research community, there has been a recent but quite rapid transition away from the old slogan of ‘elimination as a public health problem’ to a new focus on the interruption of transmission. Once transmission has stopped, the disease itself will disappear over a period of time, but this may take some years because of the long incubation period of leprosy; new case numbers will decline quickly, but people living with leprosy will have a normal life expectancy. Their needs, in terms of managing leprosy-related disability and reducing discrimination, will require attention for decades. Many groups engaged in leprosy work subscribe to a three-fold goal of ending transmission, ending disability and ending discrimination.</p>
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