Leprosy among schoolchildren in the Amazon region: A cross-sectional study of active search and possible source of infection by contact tracing

BACKGROUND: The high rate of leprosy cases among children under 15 years of age in Brazil indicates ongoing transmission within the community. The identification of the new leprosy cases among contacts can help identify the source of infection and interrupt the transmission chain. This study aims to...

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Autores principales: Pedrosa, Valderiza Lourenço, Dias, Luiz Claudio, Galban, Enrique, Leturiondo, André, Palheta, Jamile, Santos, Monica, Moraes, Milton Ozório, Talhari, Carolina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29481570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006261

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29481570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006261

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