Leprosy in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil: an integrated spatiotemporal approach.
Anderson Fuentes FerreiraEliana Amorim de SouzaGabriela Soledad Márdero GarcíaAdriana da Silva Dos ReisFrancesco CoronaMauricélia da Silveira LimaElaine Silva Nascimento AndradeCarmelita Ribeiro FilhaSebastiao Alves de Sena NetoIsaac Mendes DonatoAlberto Novaes Ramos JuniorPublished in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2019)
Leprosy in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil persists as a critical public health problem. Temporal and spatiotemporal patterns identified in this study confirm that leprosy remains epidemiologically relevant in vulnerable areas. Surveillance and control interventions are needed in municipalities with low detection in the general population, in children and in individuals with G2D, to reduce late diagnosis.