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Epidemiological situation of leprosy in Salvador from 2001 to 2009

Mycobacterium leprae was first described as the bacillus that causes leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infectious disease, in 1873 by Amauer Hansen. Leprosy is part of a group of 10 neglected diseases and Bahia has endemic levels of this illness, varying between high and very high. The detection of 5...

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Autores principales: Moreira, Shirlei Cristina, Batos, Claudilson José de Carvalho, Tawil, Lara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24626655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142175