Spatial clustering and local risk of leprosy in São Paulo, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos (Author), Mellina Yamamura (Author), Luiz Henrique Arroyo (Author), Marcela Paschoal Popolin (Author), Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto (Author), Pedro Fredemir Palha (Author), Severina Alice da Costa Uchoa (Author), Flávia Meneguetti Pieri (Author), Ione Carvalho Pinto (Author), Regina Célia Fiorati (Author), Ana Angélica Rêgo de Queiroz (Author), Aylana de Souza Belchior (Author), Danielle Talita Dos Santos (Author), Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia (Author), Juliane de Almeida Crispim (Author), Luana Seles Alves (Author), Thaís Zamboni Berra (Author), Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Although the detection rate is decreasing, the proportion of new cases with WHO grade 2 disability (G2D) is increasing, creating concern among policy makers and the Brazilian government. This study aimed to identify spatial clustering of leprosy and classify high-risk areas in a major lep...