Hansen’s disease deformities in a high risk area in Mozambique: A case study

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Hansen’s disease is no longer a public health problem in Mozambique, since 2008 (incidence under 1 / 10,000 inhabitants). The country is one of the most affected in the world and Nampula province’s Murrupula district (incidence 1.7 / 10,000) has a high deformity rate (22% in...

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Main Authors: Abdoulaye Marega, Paulo das Neves Pires, Jaibo Mucufo, Artur Muloliwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100305&lng=en&tlng=en