Leprosy in Southern Brazil: a twenty-year epidemiological profile

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated leprosy rates in Rio Grande do Sul, an area with a historically low prevalence. However, recent studies are lacking. METHODS: Data extracted from a National Database were analyzed for clinical features and compared to 1980s data. Tendency was assessed...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Nazario, Jair Ferreira, Lavínia Schuler-Faccini, Marilu Fiegenbaum, Osvaldo Artigalás, Fernanda Sales Luiz Vianna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000200251&lng=en&tlng=en