TY - JOUR
T1 - Leprosy in England and Wales 1953-2012
T2 - Surveillance and challenges in low incidence countries
AU - Fulton, Nicholas
AU - Anderson, Laura F.
AU - Watson, John M.
AU - Abubakar, Ibrahim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Objective: To review all notified cases of leprosy in England and Wales between 1953 and 2012. Design: National surveillance study of all reported cases. Setting: England and Wales. Outcome: Number and characteristics of reported cases. Results: During this period, a total of 1449 leprosy cases were notified. The incidence fell from 356 new cases notified between 1953 and 1962 to 139 new cases between 2003 and 2012. Where data were available, leprosy was more common in men, 15-45 year olds and those from the Indian subcontinent. There was considerable undernotification in 2001-2012. Conclusions: The high level of under-reporting indicates a need for improved surveillance in the UK. Public Health England, in collaboration with the UK Panel of Leprosy opinion, has revised the UK Memorandum on Leprosy in order to provide updated guidance on diagnostic procedures, treatment, case management, contact tracing and notification.
AB - Objective: To review all notified cases of leprosy in England and Wales between 1953 and 2012. Design: National surveillance study of all reported cases. Setting: England and Wales. Outcome: Number and characteristics of reported cases. Results: During this period, a total of 1449 leprosy cases were notified. The incidence fell from 356 new cases notified between 1953 and 1962 to 139 new cases between 2003 and 2012. Where data were available, leprosy was more common in men, 15-45 year olds and those from the Indian subcontinent. There was considerable undernotification in 2001-2012. Conclusions: The high level of under-reporting indicates a need for improved surveillance in the UK. Public Health England, in collaboration with the UK Panel of Leprosy opinion, has revised the UK Memorandum on Leprosy in order to provide updated guidance on diagnostic procedures, treatment, case management, contact tracing and notification.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010608
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010608
M3 - Article
C2 - 27142858
AN - SCOPUS:84971260999
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 6
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 5
M1 - e010608
ER -
