摘要
新疆维吾尔自治区位于中国西北部,面积160万平方公里,天山山脉横贯东西,与南边的昆仑山脉形成塔里木盆地,与北部的阿尔泰山围成准噶尔盆地;气温差大,日照充足,降水稀少;有维吾尔、汉、哈萨克和回等13个民族,人口约1550万,辖87个县(市)。
An overall leprosy control program with the use of MDT has been launched in Xinjiang Autonomous Region since 1986.Up to 1992,1360 persons cured of leprosy with DDS monotherapy were retreated with MDT,of which no relapse was seen after follow-up of two to six years,the num- ber of active patients had been decreased from 345 to 71,the prevalence from 0.024% to 0.005%, and those who had disability Grade Ⅱ and Ⅲ made up 12.8% of the new cases.