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Epidemiological characteristics and trends of leprosy in children and adolescents under 15 years old in a low-endemic State in Southern Brazil
Leprosy is an infectious and contagious disease affecting skin and nerves. The number of cases in individuals under 15 years old is one of the parameters used in Brazil as an indicator of endemic permanence of the disease and its continuous transmission. Rio Grande do Sul State, in Southern Brazil,...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8660027/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34878038 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163080 |