00787nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001100001200042700001200054700001700066245003800083856007900121490000700200520042100207022001300628       2016                            d1 aBlok DJ1 aVlas SJ1 aRichardus JH00aFinding undiagnosed leprosy cases  uhttp://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(16)30370-X.pdf0 v163 a<p>We share the concerns raised by Claudio Salgado and colleagues<sup>1</sup> about the real-world leprosy situation. Indeed, the absence of reported cases is not the same as the absence of leprosy. The annual reported number of cases and new case detection rates largely reflect the current case finding efforts. A study estimated that more than 4 million cases will be missed worldwide between 2000 and 2020.</p>
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