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New Leprosy Cases in India 2020-21
February 3 , 2022
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- Though India was declared “leprosy-free” in 2005, it still accounts for around 60 percent of the world’s new leprosy patients.
- According to data of ‘National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand contributed around 76 percent of new leprosy.
- World Health Organization data shows that India accounted for 80 percent of the cases in southeast Asian countries.
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