Trends of leprosy and multibacillary infection in the state of Georgia since the early 1900s.

• Main Authors: Carter D McCormick (Author), Jacqueline Lea (Author), Barbara M Stryjewska (Author), Ashton Thompson (Author), Jessica K Fairley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Few investigations to date have analyzed the epidemiology of Hansen's disease (leprosy) in the United States, and in particular, if birth location is related to multibacillary versus paucibacillary leprosy. We collected data on 123 patients diagnosed with leprosy in Georgia from the National Ha...