Epidemiological, temporal and spatial dynamics of leprosy in a municipality in northeastern Brazil (2008-2017): an ecological study

Epidemiological, temporal and spatial dynamics of leprosy in a municipality in northeastern Brazil (2008-2017): an ecological study

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological, temporal, and spatial dynamics ofleprosy in a municipality in northeastern Brazil. METHODS: This is an ecological study on new leprosy cases in the populat...

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Main Authors: Aldenyeslle Rodrigues de Albuquerque, José Victor de Mendonça Silva, Emiliano de Oliveira Barreto, Carlos Alberto de Carvalho Fraga, Walcelia Oliveira dos Santos, Maria Salésia Moreira da Silva, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Carolinne Sales-Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leprosy
Epidemiology
Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Arapiraca
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