Childhood leprosy in postelimination era: A clinico-epidemiological prospective observational study from India

• Hauptverfasser: Nirma Joy (Verfasst von), Sayadarshi Patnaik (Verfasst von), Surajit Nayak (Verfasst von), Arpita N Rout (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Background: Although India has achieved national level elimination of leprosy in December 2005, it reports highest number of leprosy cases in the world. Incidence of leprosy amongst young children indicates active foci of transmission in the community, making it a robust epidemiological indicator to...