In Hauana, south of Oe-cusse town, East Timor, a boy suspected of being infected with leprosy is examined by a health official. East Timor is nearly within the World Health Organization's target for leprosy elimination, or less than one case per 10,000 people. (Associated Press)
In Oe-sillo, East Timor, a health official from the Leprosy Mission tests a patient's sense of touch on his feet. (Associated Press)
In this photo taken on Tuesday July 6, 2010, Dr. Rosmini Day, 62, a retired leprosy expert from Indonesia, right, examines leprosy patient Izabel Afdan, 52, center, at a health center, in Oe-sillo, 14 kilometers (9 miles) west of Oe-cusse town, East Timor. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this photo taken on Wednesday July 7, 2010, leprosy patient Candido Meni, 42, second from left, watches as doctors interrupt a cock fight to examine leprosy patients in Hauana, south of Oe-cusse town, East Timor. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
This photo taken on Wednesday July 7, 2010 shows the feet of Luis Siqueira Aforn, 65, who's toes were chewed by rats while he was sleeping on the ground in Hauana, East Timor, south of Oe-cusse town. The loss of sensation led him to be oblivious to the nibbling of the rodents. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, in Hauana, south of Oe-cusse town, East Timor, a young boy who is suspected to be infected with leprosy is examined by a health official. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this photo taken on Tuesday July 6, 2010, leprosy patients wait to be examined at a health center, in Oe-sillo, 14 kilometers (9 miles) west of Oe-cusse, East Timor. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this photo taken on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in Oe-sillo, 14 kilometers (9 miles) west of Oe-cusse town, East Timor, a hand of a patient which has started to claw is massaged by a health official from the Leprosy Mission. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
In this photo taken on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, leprosy patients Mario Cau, 66, right, and Constancia Cau, 64, receive new donated sandals from the Leprosy Mission for better protection of their feet, at a health center, in Oe-sillo, 14 kilometers (9 miles ) west of Oe-cusse town, East Timor. East Timor is one of just two places worldwide where leprosy is still widespread, and the country has now declared war on the age-old scourge. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
