Pseudo elimination of leprosy in a brazilian northeast state: analysis from regression by points of inflation and local empirical bayesian model espanhol

• Main Authors: Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza (Author), Thiago Cavalcanti Leal (Author), João Paulo de Paiva (Author), Emmylly Maria Correia Ferro de Araújo (Author), Franklin Gerônimo Bispo Santos (Author)
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• Publicado em: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and Objectives: Alagoas is a Brazilian state in which leprosy is eliminated, but there is evidence that it is a pseudo-elimination. To analyze the temporal and spatial dynamics of leprosy in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, in between 2010 and 2015. Methods: Ecological study. Six indicators...