Incidence rates of leprosy seem to be falling in most countries around the world, despite the HIV epidemic. Among the reasons for the declining rates are changing socioeconomic conditions and high BCG vaccination coverage. The numbers of people disabled by leprosy, however, are more important than incidence rates of leprosy per se. The issue of the disabled will remain a public health problem for many decades to come.
BT - Dermatologic clinics C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7554501?dopt=Abstract DA - 1995 Jul IS - 3 J2 - Dermatol Clin LA - eng N2 -Incidence rates of leprosy seem to be falling in most countries around the world, despite the HIV epidemic. Among the reasons for the declining rates are changing socioeconomic conditions and high BCG vaccination coverage. The numbers of people disabled by leprosy, however, are more important than incidence rates of leprosy per se. The issue of the disabled will remain a public health problem for many decades to come.
PY - 1995 SP - 525 EP - 36 T2 - Dermatologic clinics TI - Leprosy. The beginning of an end to a public health problem? VL - 13 SN - 0733-8635 ER -