World Health Organization
Representative to India
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Leprosy Situation in India
April 2005
II. Epidemiological Situation in India
The trends of leprosy prevalence had declined steadily since the inception of Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT) in 1983. The trends of new cases detected were stagnant from 1991 to 1998, followed by an increase in 1999 due to the first elimination campaign, and had declined since then, as shown below.
On 1st April 2005, the number of leprosy cases on record was 148 910, down from 265 781 the previous year, representing a 44% decline.
Similarly, the number of new cases detected from April 2004 to March 2005 was 260 063, down from 367 143 during the previous year, representing a 30% decline.
As on 1st April 2005, seven endemic states (Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) contributed for 72% of registered cases, during the year 2004-2005.
As on first of April 2005 out of thirty five states / union territories two states have Prevalence Rates between 3 and 4 per ten thousand population. Four states / UTs have a PR 2 and 3, and four have a PR between 1 and 2. The rest of the states / UT have already reached elimination ie a PR of less than one per ten thousand population.
April 2005 India
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