Bechelli and Dominguez (1966): Deformity rate – from 7.6% (Cameroon) to 80% (Taiwan)

Leprosy prevalence rate varies from 1-50 per 1000 (Noordeen 1985), 250 per 1000 ( Sansarricq,1961)

ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bphc/pdf/nhdp/HD_SEMINAR.pdf

http://bphc.hrsa.gov/nhdp/Print_Material_OUTREACH.htm

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2. Leprosy: Edited by Robert C Hastings, 1^st Edition, 1985

3. Biology of the Mycobacteria: vol.3. Edited by Colin Ratledge, John Stanford and John Grange, 1989. Academic press.