Less is more: Developing an approach for assessing clustering at the lower administrative boundaries that increases the yield of active screening for leprosy in Bihar, India.

• Main Authors: Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez (Author), Pin-Wei Shih (Author), Aashish Wagh (Author), Shivakumar Mugudalabetta (Author), Bijoy Pandey (Author), Bouke C de Jong (Author), Jan Hendrik Richardus (Author), Epco Hasker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In India, leprosy clusters at hamlet level but detailed information is lacking. We aim to identify high-incidence hamlets to be targeted for active screening and post-exposure prophylaxis.<h4>Methodology</h4>We paid home visits to a cohort of leprosy patien...