During this period, the detection rate of new elderly cases showed a decreasing trend ( Table 1 ), from 50.3 to 25.6/100 000 inhabitants, with an APC of -4.6% (95%CI: -5.1 to -4.0%).
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New case and new multibacillary case proportions showed an increasing trend, with an annual percent change of 2.9% (95%CI = 2.6 to 3.3) and 1.4% (95%CI = 1.0 to 1.7), respectively.