Brazil and Indonesia also contribute a significant number of new cases. Compared to the numbers who fall ill with diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, however, leprosy almost pales into insignificance.
去年，全世界共报告新增麻风病例250,000起，其中半数以上发生在印度。 巴西和印尼也出现了很大一部分新增病例。 与艾滋病、疟疾和结核导致的患病人数相比，麻风病所造成的危害几乎不可同日而语。