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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Hauptverfasser: Pedrosa, Valderiza Lourenço, Dias, Luiz Claudio, Galban, Enrique, Leturiondo, André, Palheta, Jamile, Santos, Monica, Moraes, Milton Ozório, Talhari, Carolina
Format: Online Artikel Text
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Online Zugang: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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