Spatiotemporal pattern of leprosy in southwest China from 2010 to 2020: an ecological study

• Main Authors: Mengyan Zhang (Author), Longchong Qiao (Author), Peiwen Sun (Author), Haiqin Jiang (Author), Ying Shi (Author), Wenyue Zhang (Author), Youming Mei (Author), Meiwen Yu (Author), Hongsheng Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite many efforts to control leprosy worldwide, it is still a significant public health problem in low- and middle-income regions. It has been endemic in China for thousands of years, and southwest China has the highest leprosy burden in the country. Methods This observational...