Clinical and epidemiological indicators and spatial analysis of leprosy cases in patients under 15 years old in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil: an ecological and time series study.

Márcio Bezerra SantosAllan Dantas Dos SantosAline Silva BarretoMariana do Rosário SouzaMarco Aurélio de Oliveira GoesJosé Antônio Barreto AlvesIkaro Daniel Carvalho BarretoJosé-Rodrigo S SilvaDaniela Teles de OliveiraKarina C G Machado de AraújoMalcolm S DuthieAmélia Ribeiro de Jesus

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

The data indicate that there is a persistence of active Myobacterium leprae transmission and a delay in disease detection, following a pattern of high endemicity in many municipalities. The early detection by HHC examination is important to stop transmission and also to detect the cases in a less severe state.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
early onset
risk assessment
deep learning
sensitive detection