The spatial epidemiology of leprosy in Kenya: A retrospective study.

• Main Authors: Fatihiyya Wangara (Author), Hillary Kipruto (Author), Oscar Ngesa (Author), James Kayima (Author), Enos Masini (Author), Joseph Sitienei (Author), Faith Ngari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case per 10,000 persons was achieved in Kenya at the national level in 1989. However, there are still pockets of leprosy in some counties where late diagnosis and consequent physical disability...