Insights into leprosy epidemiology from an isolated population located in the Brazilian Amazon
Abstract Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), is still an important public health problem in countries such as Brazil and India. Here, we estimate key epidemiological parameters in the Prata Village, a unique, hyper-endemic, former leprosy colony i...
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Nature Portfolio
2025-02-01
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| 丛编: | Scientific Reports |
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| 在线阅读: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90399-0 |