title: Survey of leprosy in unapproachable and uncovered areas.
abstract: Leprosy surveys in tribal population, fishermen and labourers engaged in construction work revealed prevalence rates of 32/10,000, 109/10,000 and 20/10,000 respectively, suggesting that systematic surveys have to be carried out in such population groups, to reach the goal of a "World without leprosy".
authors.affiliation: Acworth Leprosy Hospital Society for Research, Rehabilitation and Education in Leprosy, Wadala, Mumbai.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: U H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Thakar
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Phrande
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ganapati
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence