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All of the following statements about leprosy are true except -

A
Multibacillary leprosy is diagnosed when there are more than 5 skin patches
B
New case detection rate is an indicator for incidence of leprosy
C
A defaulter is defined as a patient who has not taken treatment for 6 months or more
D
The target for elimination of leprosy is to reduce the prevalence to less than 1 per 10,000 population
High-Yield Explanation
A defaulter is a leprosy patient on MDT , who has not collected treatment for 12 consecutive months Reference; Park&;s Textbook of preventive and social medicine, 24th edition.Pg no. 340
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