Leprosy figures: no time for self-complacency

摘要

Every year WHOpublishesaleprosy update, containing the data reportedbythe endemiccountries.1Collecting and compiling these data represents ahuge effort for which theLeprosyUnitofWHO must be congratulated and thanked.The number of newly detected patientsglobally reported was 228,753in2010. This is a6·6% decrease comparedto2009. The case detection rate was 3·9per 100,000 population in2010, against 4·2in2009