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Hansen’s disease (leprosy) in Japan, 1947–2020: an epidemiologic study during the declining phase to elimination

OBJECTIVES: Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease was a major public health problem in Japan in the early 20th century. Today, the number of new cases has decreased significantly. We aimed to investigate the trends of leprosy in Japan over the past 73 years and the challenges faced in recent years. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Yotsu, Rie R., Miyamoto, Yuji, Mori, Shuichi, Ato, Manabu, Sugawara-Mikami, Mariko, Yamaguchi, Sayaka, Yamazaki, Masashi, Ozaki, Motoaki, Ishii, Norihisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9798910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36280096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.027