Leprosy or Hansen's disease despite having achieved the elimination target across the world, the decrease in detection of new cases has almost stagnated for the last 10 years. Southeast Asia is having the highest prevalence of leprosy among all regions in the world. The review focuses on the programmatic laggards' post-achievement of elimination target in India, the most significant contributors to leprosy caseload in the world, and a way forward.
BT - Journal of family medicine and primary care IS - 6 J2 - J Family Med Prim Care LA - eng N2 -Leprosy or Hansen's disease despite having achieved the elimination target across the world, the decrease in detection of new cases has almost stagnated for the last 10 years. Southeast Asia is having the highest prevalence of leprosy among all regions in the world. The review focuses on the programmatic laggards' post-achievement of elimination target in India, the most significant contributors to leprosy caseload in the world, and a way forward.
PY - 2019 SP - 1863 EP - 1866 T2 - Journal of family medicine and primary care TI - Leprosy – A raging persistent enigma UR - http://www.jfmpc.com/text.asp?2019/8/6/1863/261391 VL - 8 ER -