title: Impact of modified leprosy elimination campaign in a MDT pilot project district of India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Deptt. of Community Medicine, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahato
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: 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