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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...
Autores principales: | Urgesa, Kedir, Bobosha, Kidist, Seyoum, Berhanu, Weldegebreal, Fitsum, Mihret, Adane, Howe, Rawleigh, Geda, Biftu, Kaba, Mirgissa, Aseffa, Abraham |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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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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