Furthermore, our predictions are based on a continuation of the present leprosy control strategy, which alsoincludes some contact tracing in Brazil and Indonesia. Itassumes full adherence to the strategy. Any unexpectedadverse events, such as famines and social upheaval,have not been considered. On the other hand, our studyalso does not account for possible additional leprosycontrol practices in regions, such as chemoprophylaxisfor contacts of leprosy cases.