Spatial distribution of leprosy in India: an ecological study

• Main Authors: Kyra H. Grantz (Author), Winnie Chabaari (Author), Ramolotja Kagiso Samuel (Author), Buri Gershom (Author), Laura Blum (Author), Lee Worden (Author), Sarah Ackley (Author), Fengchen Liu (Author), Thomas M. Lietman (Author), Alison P. Galvani (Author), Lalitha Prajna (Author), Travis C. Porco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As leprosy elimination becomes an increasingly realistic goal, it is essential to determine the factors that contribute to its persistence. We evaluate social and economic factors as predictors of leprosy annual new case detection rates within India, where the majority of leprosy...