Evidence for hidden leprosy in a high leprosy-endemic setting, Eastern Ethiopia: The application of active case-finding and contact screening

Leprosy or Hansen’s disease is a disabling infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Reliance on the self-presentation of patients to the health services results in many numbers of leprosy cases remaining hidden in the community, which in turn results in a longer delay of presentation and t...

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Autores principales: Urgesa, Kedir, Bobosha, Kidist, Seyoum, Berhanu, Weldegebreal, Fitsum, Mihret, Adane, Howe, Rawleigh, Geda, Biftu, Kaba, Mirgissa, Aseffa, Abraham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34473696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009640

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34473696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009640

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