Spatial analysis reveals failures in leprosy control activities in a hyperendemic city in Brazil

Introduction Leprosy is an infectious disease that affects skin and peripheral nervous tissue and, if not timely diagnosed and treated, can evolve to different degrees of physical disability. Mossoro, in the west of Rio Grande do Norte, has a high historical endemicity for the disease, and current i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Leprosy review 2023-12, Vol.94 (4), p.276-285
Hauptverfasser:	Franca, Jose, Aires, Caio, Nobre, Mauricio, Sakamoto, Sidnei, Dias, Gutemberg Henrique
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Communicable diseases Control Disease transmission Distribution Endemic diseases Epidemiology Geospatial data Health aspects Leprosy Risk factors Skin Urban health
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