Temporal evolution and spatial distribution of leprosy in a municipality with low endemicity in São Paulo state, Brazil.
Antonio Carlos Vieira RamosJosé Francisco Martoreli JúniorThais Zamboni BerraYan Mathias AlvesTatiana Pestana BarbosaAlessandro Rolim ScholzeIvaneliza Simionato de AssisPedro Fredemir PalhaDulce Maria de Oliveira GomesRicardo Alexandre ArcêncioPublished in: Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil (2022)
The temporal analysis showed that the rate of detection of leprosy presented an increasing trend, and the spatial analysis showed that the region of the municipality with the highest occurrence of the disease is characterized by presenting the greatest social inequalities.