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CURRENT LEPROSY SCENARIO IN POST ELIMINATION ERA IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

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Ch. Rama Mohan1 , M. Nagaswetha2 , S.Praveen Kumar2 , B. Sankar Kumar2 , Ch.Sudha Rani3 , G. Narasimha Rao Netha

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Background:Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease primarily involving skin and peripheral nerves. A great challenge in disease control is the identification of people at risk of infection and development of disease. The initial skin lesions can be very discrete and asymptomatic, posing a significant challenge in interruption of transmission. Leprosy has been officially eliminated from India since December 2005. But, it is still a major public health problem in some parts of India where the prevalence far exceeds the elimination. Aims and Objectives: To study the clinical and epidemiologic profile of leprosy.

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