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

• প্রধান লেখক: Eliane Ignotti (লেখক), Manuel Bayona (লেখক), Carolina Alvarez-Garriga (লেখক), Vera L.G. Andrade (লেখক), Joaquim G. Valente (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: 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...