Evidence for hidden leprosy in a high leprosy-endemic setting, Eastern Ethiopia: The application of active case-finding and contact screening.

• Autores principales: Kedir Urgesa (Autor), Kidist Bobosha (Autor), Berhanu Seyoum (Autor), Fitsum Weldegebreal (Autor), Adane Mihret (Autor), Rawleigh Howe (Autor), Biftu Geda (Autor), Mirgissa Kaba (Autor), Abraham Aseffa (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a disabling infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Reliance on the self-presentation of patients to the health services results in many numbers of leprosy cases remaining hidden in the community, which in turn results in a longer delay of presentation...