Epidemiological characteristics of leprosy from 2000 to 2019 in a state with low endemicity in southern Brazil

• Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Paulo Cezar de Moraes (Հեղինակ), Letícia Maria Eidt (Հեղինակ), Alessandra Koehler (Հեղինակ), Leonardo Girardi Ransan (Հեղինակ), Maria Lúcia Scrofeneker (Հեղինակ)
• Ձևաչափ: Գիրք
• Հրապարակվել է: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Leprosy is an infectious and contagious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and is mainly characterized by lesions in the skin and peripheral nerves. In Brazil, it is a public health problem due to its high endemicity. However, the state of Rio Grande do Sul presents low endem...