Active surveillance of Hansen's Disease (leprosy): importance for case finding among extra-domiciliary contacts.

Active surveillance of Hansen's Disease (leprosy): importance for case finding among extra-domiciliary contacts.

Hansen's disease (leprosy) remains an important health problem in Brazil, where 34,894 new cases were diagnosed in 2010, corresponding to 15.3% of the world's new cases detected in that year. The purpose of this study was to use home visits as a tool for surveillance of Hansen's disea...

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Main Authors: Maria L N Moura, Kathryn M Dupnik, Gabriel A A Sampaio, Priscilla F C Nóbrega, Ana K Jeronimo, Jose M do Nascimento-Filho, Roberta L Miranda Dantas, Jose W Queiroz, James D Barbosa, Gutemberg Dias, Selma M B Jeronimo, Marcia C F Souza, Maurício L Nobre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3597486?pdf=render

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