title: Commentary: strategic surveillance--key to attainment of leprosy control and elimination goals at the local level.
authors.affiliation: Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road Mailstop C-O9, Atlanta GA 30333, USA. nbm8@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Plikaytis
mesh_terms: D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence