Establishing a standard method for analysing case detection delay in leprosy using a Bayesian modelling approach

Establishing a standard method for analysing case detection delay in leprosy using a Bayesian modelling approach

Abstract Background Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and remains a source of preventable disability if left undetected. Case detection delay is an important epidemiological indicator for progress in interrupting transmission and preventing disability in a community. Ho...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hambridge, Luc E. Coffeng, Sake J. de Vlas, Jan Hendrik Richardus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Leprosy
Case detection delay
Neglected tropical diseases
Epidemiological methods
Bayesian approach
Statistical model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01065-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01065-4

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