Impact of modified leprosy elimination campaign in a MDT pilot project district of India.
A study was carried out based upon the data available from National Leprosy Eradication Program of Purulia district in West Bengal. The result showed that the disease was in a declining trend up to the year 1998 and was inclining during the year 1998-1999 due to more case detection through MLEC-I, then followed by declining trend during the year 2000 as it was observed by MLEC-II. Single skin lesion rate was higher, MB rate was same and reduced deformity rate indicates early detection of cases due to better awareness of the community about the disease.
Halder
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Deptt. of Community Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata.
Mishra
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Halder
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Mahato
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Saha
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence