Spatial clustering and local risk of leprosy in São Paulo, Brazil.

Antonio Carlos Vieira RamosMellina YamamuraLuiz Henrique ArroyoMarcela Paschoal PopolinFrancisco Chiaravalloti NetoPedro Fredemir PalhaSeverina Alice da Costa UchoaFlávia Meneguetti PieriIone Carvalho PintoRegina Célia FioratiAna Angélica Rêgo de QueirozAylana de Souza BelchiorDanielle Talita Dos SantosMaria Concebida da Cunha GarciaJuliane de Almeida CrispimLuana Seles AlvesThaís Zamboni BerraRicardo Alexandre Arcêncio

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

These findings could contribute to improvements in policies and programming, aiming for the eradication of leprosy in Brazil. The Spatial Scan statistic test was found to be an interesting resource for health managers and healthcare professionals to map the vulnerability of areas in terms of leprosy transmission risk and areas of underreporting.

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