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The spatial epidemiology of leprosy in Kenya: A retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Leprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 persons was achieved in Kenya at the national level in 1989. However, there are still pockets of leprosy in some counties where late diagnosis and consequent physical disability persist. The epidem...

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Autores principales: Wangara, Fatihiyya, Kipruto, Hillary, Ngesa, Oscar, Kayima, James, Masini, Enos, Sitienei, Joseph, Ngari, Faith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31009481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007329