when was the last reported case of leprosy
Leprosy Leprosy is curable with a treatment known as multidrug therapy.[3] Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for six months.[2] Treatment for multibacillary leprosy consists of rifampicin, dapsone, and clofazimine for 12 months.[2] A number of other antibiotics may also be used.[2] These treatments are provided free of charge by the World Health Organization.[3] Globally in 2012, the number of chronic cases of leprosy was 189,000, down from some 5.2 million in the 1980s.[3][8][9] The number of new cases was 230,000.[3] Most new cases occur in 16 countries, with India accounting for more than half.[3][2] In the past 20 years, 16 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy.[3] About 200 cases are reported per year in the United States.[10]