Bechelli L M, Martìnez Domìnquez V
Bull World Health Organ. 1972;46(4):523-36.
Information was obtained for the period 1966-70 concerning the number of registered cases, the number of cases that were inactive and released from control, the number of inpatients and of institutions for inpatient care, the proportion of lepromatous, tuberculoid, and indeterminate patients, and the frequency of disabilities.Comparison of the data from different countries was made difficult by non-uniform use of epidemiological terminology. In the circumstances, it would be hazardous to make an appraisal of the leprosy programmes in many of the countries, and it is difficult to determine correctly the trend of the endemics in these countries. The data collected suggest that the total number of estimated cases has not changed substantially in the last 5 years.
获取了1966 - 1970年期间的相关信息，包括登记病例数、不再活动并解除管控的病例数、住院病人数及住院护理机构数、瘤型、结核样型和未定类患者的比例以及残疾发生率。由于流行病学术语使用不统一，不同国家的数据比较变得困难。在这种情况下，对许多国家的麻风病防治计划进行评估是有风险的，而且很难正确确定这些国家地方病的趋势。收集到的数据表明，在过去5年中，估计病例总数没有实质性变化。
