Innovative tracking, active search and follow-up strategies for new leprosy cases in the female prison population.

• Main Authors: Claudia Maria Lincoln Silva (Author), Fred Bernardes Filho (Author), Glauber Voltan (Author), Jaci Maria Santana (Author), Marcel Nani Leite (Author), Filipe Rocha Lima (Author), Luisiane de Avila Santana (Author), Natália Aparecida de Paula (Author), Patricia Toscano Barreto Nogueira Onofre (Author), Wilson Marques-Junior (Author), Vanessa Aparecida Tomaz (Author), Carmem Sílvia Vilela Pinese (Author), Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Regarding the leprosy transmission through the upper airways, overcrowded locations such as prisons can become a risk to get sick. Like the leprosy hidden endemic demonstrated in male prison population, being interesting to assess the leprosy scene also among confined...