leprosy in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, from 1978 to 1995. Evaluation of 1,283 medical charts was
performed according to the treatment regimen used in two different periods. Following the
introduction of MDT in 1987, prevalence of leprosy decreased from 22 patients/10,000
inhabitants to 5.2 patients/10,000 inhabitants in 1995. Incidence rate of leprosy was lower in
period II (1987-1995) than in period I (1978-1986). Decreasing prevalence and incidence …