ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2021
Epidemiological Characteristics and Trends of Registered Leprosy Cases in China From 2004 to 2016.
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- Human resource challenges in leprosy control: A cross-sectional study in southwest border area of China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
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- Socioeconomic determinants of the leprosy risk in Yunnan Province, China: a county-level spatiotemporal study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Epidemiologic characteristics of leprosy in Mainland China, 2004-2020.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Molecular epidemiological characteristics ofFrontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Chromoblastomycosis-Leprosy Co-Infection in Central West Brazil. Presentation of Three Cases and Literature Review.Mycopathologia · 2022Review
- Epidemiological characteristics of leprosy during the period 2005-2020: A retrospective study based on the Chinese surveillance system.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. China was once one of the countries with severe leprosy epidemics, but its incidence has remained low in recent years. Despite this, there has been no decrease in its incidence more recently, and it is still a public health problem which needs to be controlled. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiological characteristics and trends in the detection rate of new cases of leprosy in China between 2004 and 2016. There were 4,519 cases of leprosy in 28 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions between 2004 and 2016, and the total incidence was 0.02815 (per 100,000 individuals) and 21 deaths. The overall incidence of leprosy showed an inverted "V" distribution (i.e., an increase followed by a decrease). Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Guangxi were the top five regions with the highest incidence rates, and they accounted for 68.7% of the total cases. There were more male patients than female patients, and peasants accounted for 71.7% of the leprosy cases. The patients with leprosy in China were mainly concentrated in the age-group 15-44 years, as this group accounted for 57.2% of the total cases. The purpose of this study is to explore the epidemiology of leprosy in China. This analysis will be useful for future monitoring of leprosy and establishment of public health measures in China, in keeping with the "Programme for the Elimination of Leprosy in China 2011-2020."
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