SynthesisPathogens and global health2022
Global epidemiology of leprosy from 2010 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the proportion of sex, type, grade 2 deformity and age.
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- Prevalence of paucibacillary cases of leprosy in Brazil: a 20-year systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Vitiligo and Its Mimics in Childhood: A Diagnostic Framework for Hypopigmented Disorders.Annals of dermatology · 2026Review
- Epidemiological profile of leprosy cases at Nazareti Leprosy Center, Tanzania: A retrospective analysis (2000-2024).PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Surveillance data and progress assessment of the targets of the WHO Global Leprosy Strategy 2016-2020: A retrospective registry-based analysis in Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Temporal and spatial patterns of Leprosy in Uganda, 2020-2024: A nationwide surveillance analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Sensitivity of immunohistochemistry in the laboratory diagnosis of leprosy: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Modelling the cost-effectiveness of interventions to treat or prevent neuropathic ulcers arising from leprosy: application to L-PRF.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
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- Progress in topical nanoformulations against bacterial skin and soft tissue infections- current trends.Drug delivery and translational research · 2025Review
- Wildlife hunting and the increased risk of leprosy transmission in the tropical Americas: a pathogeographical study.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Article
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- Global Trends in the Incidence, Prevalence and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Leprosy from 1990 to 2019: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis Using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025Article
- Neglected Tropical Diseases and Female Infertility: Possible Pathophysiological Mechanisms.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Review
- Rifampicin and ofloxacin dual therapy as an adjunct to standard MB-MDT in the management of nodulo-ulcerative lepromatous leprosy with histoid-like features: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Uncommon Presentation of Lepromatous Leprosy in a Nonendemic Setting: A Case Report.Case reports in medicine · 2025Article
- The potential role of artificial intelligence in the clinical management of Hansen's disease (leprosy).Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
The objectives of this study were to explore global epidemiological characteristics of leprosy, and to provide reference for the construction of prevention strategies for leprosy. Computer retrieval of the study on the epidemiology of leprosy from 2010 to 2020 in Web of Science, PubMed, and SCOPUS databases were summarized. The included studies were assessed for the quality of the AHRQ; the proportions of the study indices were meta-analyzed with Stata 16.0. A random effects model was adopted to merge categories, including sex, type, grade 2 deformity (G2D) and age group for meta-analysis. The subgroup analysis used region as a stratification factor to analyze whether there were differences in the indicators. The meta-analysis included 30 studies totaling 11,353 cases. The global pooled proportion of male to female subjects with leprosy was 63% (95% CI 59%, 66%) to 37% (95% CI 34%, 41%), respectively. The pooled multibacillary proportion and paucibacillary proportion were 69% (95% CI 62%, 76%) and 31% (95% CI 24%, 38%), respectively. The pooled grade 2 deformity (G2D) proportion was 22% (95% CI 15%, 30%). Among age groups, the pooled children proportion was 11% (95% CI 8%, 13%), and the pooled adult proportion was 89% (95% CI 87%, 92%). The subgroup analysis indicated that epidemiological indicators varied from country to country. This study suggested that disparities existed between sex, type, grade 2 deformity (G2D) and age group characteristics of leprosy from country to country.
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