Epidemiological and geographical characterization of leprosy in a Brazilian hyperendemic municipality.
Cad Saude Publica
; 34(8): e00197216, 2018 08 20.
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| ID: mdl-30133668
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to identify the distribution pattern of leprosy in a hyperendemic municipality in Brazil and determine its relationship with the clinico-epidemiological situation over 11 years. The geographic information system, MapInfo, spatial scan statistics and the Moran I index were used to analyze new cases. The digital cartographic base was used to map clusters of new paucibacillary and multibacillary cases and cases in minors under 15 years old. Socioeconomic indicators are shown using the choropleth mapping technique. A reduction in the detection coefficient, increases in high-risk spatial clusters, marked changes in the distribution of high-risk and low-risk clusters, and high-risk clusters of minors under 15 years old were observed from 2006 to 2010, showing recent illness, the presence of active foci, and overlapping of high-risk clusters of multibacillary infection in minors under 15 years old. Leprosy remains a public health problem in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso State; the high-risk areas require an intensification of control measures and active search strategies to detect new cases.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Endémicas
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Lepra
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2018
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Article