Leprosy among schoolchildren in the Amazon region: A cross-sectional study of active search and possible source of infection by contact tracing.
The high rate of leprosy cases among children under 15 years of age in Brazil indicates ongoing transmission within the community. The identification of the new leprosy cases among contacts can help identify the source of infection and interrupt the transmission chain. This study aims to determine t...
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Main Authors: | Valderiza Lourenço Pedrosa (Author), Luiz Claudio Dias (Author), Enrique Galban (Author), André Leturiondo (Author), Jamile Palheta (Author), Monica Santos (Author), Milton Ozório Moraes (Author), Carolina Talhari (Author) |
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2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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