Childhood Leprosy in an Endemic Area of Central India.

Objective: To study clinical-epidemiological aspects of children affected with leprosy in a high-endemicity area.

Methods: Hospital-based study (April 2010 to March 2015) of newly diagnosed children (=18 years) with leprosy, from a leprosy research institute in Chhattisgarh, India.

Results: 551 new childhood cases were diagnosed constituting 16% of the total newly leprosy cases examined; 221 (40.

Child fluorosis in Chhattisgarh, India: a community-based survey.

Objective: To assess the prevalence and type of fluorosis among children from randomly selected villages of Chhattisgarh, and its relationship with fluoride levels in drinking water.

Methods: A community based door-to-door survey was conducted in the sampled villages of seven districts of Chhattisgarh state during the year 2013-14. The field case definitions were used for labelling types of fluorosis.