We share the concerns raised by Claudio Salgado and colleagues1 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.
BT - The Lancet Infectious Diseases DO - 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30370-X IS - 10 J2 - The Lancet Infectious Diseases LA - eng N2 -We share the concerns raised by Claudio Salgado and colleagues1 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.
PY - 2016 T2 - The Lancet Infectious Diseases TI - Finding undiagnosed leprosy cases UR - http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(16)30370-X.pdf VL - 16 SN - 14733099 ER -