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Leprosy situation in 2000 by WHO regions
Vishwa M. Katoch
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| Table 1. Leprosy situation in 2000 by WHO regions (tab001vka)a | |||
| WHO region | Cases on treatmentb | New cases reportedc | Cured with MDTd |
| Africa | 64 490 (1.0) | 55 635 (8.6) | 645 576 |
| Americas | 90 447 (1.1) | 45 599 (5.7) | 256 670 |
| South East Asia | 574 924 (3.8) | 621 620 (41.3) | 9 507 660 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 8 785 (0.2) | 5 757 (1.2) | 72 463 |
| Western Pacific | 13 771 (0.1) | 9 501 (0.6) | 273 161 |
| Europe | 846 (–) | 172 (–) | 3 683 |
| Total | 753 263 (1.25) | 738 284 (12.3) |
10 759 213 |
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a Data from Ref. 98. |
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References cited in Table 1 98 WHO (2002) Leprosy. Global situation. Wkly Epidemiol Rec 77, 1-8, PubMed |
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