Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region
Abstract INTRODUCTION Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy. METHODS A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed. RESULTS Among 190 contacts, 63% wer...
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| author | Luciana Cavalcante Trindade Lourdes Conceição Martins Danielle Medeiros Marques Micheline da Silveira Mendes Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira |
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| description | Abstract INTRODUCTION Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy. METHODS A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed. RESULTS Among 190 contacts, 63% were invited to visit the health unit, and 54.2% received the BCG vaccine. The prevalence of leprosy among the contacts was 4.7%. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of leprosy among the contacts was high and similar to that found previously. There were failures in surveillance actions carried out by health units. Never-before treated cases were found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-302be7571ed34a68b786b088945408982022-12-22T03:28:55ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492020-03-015310.1590/0037-8682-0507-2019Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast regionLuciana Cavalcante Trindadehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-1093Lourdes Conceição MartinsDanielle Medeiros MarquesMicheline da Silveira MendesFernando Luiz Affonso FonsecaLuiz Alberto Amador PereiraAbstract INTRODUCTION Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy. METHODS A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed. RESULTS Among 190 contacts, 63% were invited to visit the health unit, and 54.2% received the BCG vaccine. The prevalence of leprosy among the contacts was 4.7%. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of leprosy among the contacts was high and similar to that found previously. There were failures in surveillance actions carried out by health units. Never-before treated cases were found.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100637&tlng=enLeprosyEpidemiological surveillanceNeglected diseasesBCG vaccine |
| spellingShingle | Luciana Cavalcante Trindade Lourdes Conceição Martins Danielle Medeiros Marques Micheline da Silveira Mendes Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Leprosy Epidemiological surveillance Neglected diseases BCG vaccine |
| title | Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region |
| title_full | Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region |
| title_fullStr | Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region |
| title_short | Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region |
| title_sort | importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra domiciliary contacts in a capital in the brazilian northeast region |
| topic | Leprosy Epidemiological surveillance Neglected diseases BCG vaccine |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100637&tlng=en |
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