Single lesion as an indicator to monitor the leprosy trend to elimination in hyperendemic areas Lesão única como indicador de monitoramento de tendência de eliminação da hanseníase em áreas hiperendêmicas

• Main Authors: Eliane Ignotti (Author), Manuel Bayona (Author), Carolina Alvarez-Garriga (Author), Vera L.G. Andrade (Author), Joaquim G. Valente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Prevalence and detection rates of leprosy are not sufficient to show the real magnitude of changes in epidemiological patterns. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of the proportion of new leprosy patients with a single skin lesion (SSL) as a potential indicator of the...