01191nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653003300065653001200098653002400110653001100134653001400145653002300159653001200182653001500194653003000209100001200239245002200251300001100273490000700284520063200291022001400923       2003                            d  c2003 Aug10aChina10aCommunicable Disease Control10aDapsone10aGovernment Programs10aHumans10aIncidence10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aPrevalence10aWorld Health Organization1 aZhang L00aLeprosy in China.  a209-150 v723 a<p>Leprosy has definitely been present in China for at least 2,000 years. Through painstaking efforts over the past half century, China has put leprosy under control and reached the WHO's target at elimination of leprosy at the national and subnational level. But difficulties as well as problems like disabilities, discrimination, drug-resistance and dismissing of research still remain in the control of leprosy. Highly attention should be continuously paid on to attain the prevalence rate of less than 0.1/10,000 and the incidence rate below 0.5/100,000 in all counties (cities) throughout the country by the year 2010.</p>  a1342-3681