Leprosy trends at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai, India, from 2008 to 2015

• Main Authors: Thirumugam Muthuvel (Author), Petros Isaakidis (Author), Hemant Deepak Shewade (Author), Lucy Kattuppara (Author), Rajbir Singh (Author), Srinivas Govindarajulu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Leprosy remains an important cause of preventable disabilities. After the advent of multidrug therapy, new leprosy cases have come down dramatically. Despite this achievement, India, which contributes 60% of the global leprosy burden, faces some challenges to eliminate the disease, inclu...