Temporal trend, distribution and spatial autocorrelation of leprosy in Brazil: ecological study, 2011 to 2021

• Main Authors: Lucas Vinícius de Lima (Author), Gabriel Pavinati (Author), Isadora Gabriella Pascholotto Silva (Author), Débora Regina de Oliveira Moura (Author), Nelly Lopes de Moraes Gil (Author), Gabriela Tavares Magnabosco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the temporal trend and spatial behavior of leprosy in Brazil, from 2011 to 2021. Methods: This is an ecological study, with data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System, obtained in June 2022. The annual detection rate of new leprosy cases per 100 thousand...