Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) and the risk of leprosy in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, 2016–2017
OBJECTIVES Paraguay has experienced a 35% reduction in the detected incidence of leprosy during the last ten years, as the vaccination coverage against tuberculosis (Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin [BCG] vaccine) reached ≥95% among infants. The objective of this case-control study was to evaluate th...
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| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Epidemiology
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Epidemiology and Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-43-e2021060.pdf |