Leprosy -- India
As many as 31 666 "hidden" leprosy cases were detected in a door-to-door survey held in September and October [2016] across 20 states.
"This has been a massive exercise," Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry's deputy director general (leprosy) Anil Kumar told The Indian Express. "We identified 548 884 suspected leprosy cases and zeroed down to 31 666 persons detected with the disease. "This included 3755 paediatric cases. The highest number of children -- 494 -- with leprosy were
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