Identifying clusters of leprosy patients in India: A comparison of methods.

• Main Authors: Anneke T Taal (Author), Akshat Garg (Author), Suchitra Lisam (Author), Ashok Agarwal (Author), Josafá G Barreto (Author), Wim H van Brakel (Author), Jan Hendrik Richardus (Author), David J Blok (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Preventive interventions with post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) are needed in leprosy high-endemic areas to interrupt the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae. Program managers intend to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to target preventive interventions consider...