01032nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653002200059653001200081653001000093653001600103100001500119245005000134856005500184300001200239490000700251520056600258022001400824       2018                            d10aTransmission10aMultidrug therapy10aleprosy10aIndia10aElimination1 aSengupta U00aElimination of leprosy in India: An analysis.  uhttp://www.ijdvl.com/text.asp?2018/84/2/131/224889  a131-1360 v843 a<p>India attained the elimination figure of less than 1 case of leprosy per 10,000 people during December 2005. Despite this, India still accounts for the largest number of new leprosy cases in the world, maintaining more than 50 per cent of the leprosy burden of the world, notwithstanding over three decades of use of multidrug therapy. The present review analyzes the process of execution of the elimination program, identifies any lacunae therein and presents corrective measures that could be taken up for elimination of the disease from the country.</p>
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