Epidemiological and geographical characterization of leprosy in a Brazilian hyperendemic municipality

Epidemiological and geographical characterization of leprosy in a Brazilian hyperendemic municipality

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the distribution pattern of leprosy in a hyperendemic municipality in Brazil and determine its relationship with the clinico-epidemiological situation over 11 years. The geographic information system, MapInfo, spatial scan statistics and the Moran I index were...

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Main Authors:	Lucia Helena Soares Camargo Marciano, Andréa de Faria Fernandes Belone, Patrícia Sammarco Rosa, Neusa Maria Broch Coelho, Cássio César Ghidella, Susilene Maria Tonelli Nardi, William Cabral Miranda, Ligia Vizeu Barrozo, Joel Carlos Lastória
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2018-08-01
Series:	Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	Spatial Analysis Geographic Information Systems Epidemiologic Factors
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2018000805004&lng=en&tlng=en

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