An Exploratory Review of Magnitude of COVID19 Cases in Non-Leprosy affected Countries to Leprosy Endemic Countries
Abstract
The magnitude of COVID19 cases and death in the non-endemic leprosy countries compared with the 39 highly affected leprosy endemic countries in the recent past and presently shows a strong association reflecting its much higher magnitude among the former group of countries. It warrants further detail research on the related topic which may help in preventing Corona virus infections in future as SARS CoV and MERS CoV have also not been observed in the 39 highly endemic leprosy affected countries.
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