Temporal-spatial distribution characteristics of leprosy: A new challenge for leprosy prevention and control in Zhejiang, China
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008956
Abstract: Background After the elimination of leprosy in 1995, there were 10–30 newly detected leprosy cases every year in Zhejiang Province, and the epidemiological characteristics of the newly detected leprosy cases have changed. While most of… read more here.
Keywords: control; newly detected; leprosy cases; zhejiang ... See more keywords
The burden of physical disability among patients with newly detected leprosy in Yunnan, China, 1990–2020: A population-based, cross-sectional survey
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010719
Abstract: Background Physical disability is the main complication of leprosy. Although understanding the leprosy rate, prevalence, spatiotemporal distribution, and physical nerve characteristic trends is crucial for the implementation of leprosy control programs and identification of remaining… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy cases; disability; newly detected; physical disability ... See more keywords
[Overlapping of new leprosy cases in household contact networks in two municipalities in North and Northeast Brazil, 2001-2014].
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DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00014419
Abstract: The study aimed to analyze the magnitude and sociodemographic profile of leprosy cases linked to household contact networks with overlapping of the disease in two Brazilian municipalities (counties), one in the North and the other… read more here.
Keywords: north northeast; household contact; leprosy cases; contact networks ... See more keywords
Socio-demographic and clinical factors of leprosy cases associated with the performance of the evaluation of their contacts in Ceará, Brazil, 2008-2019.
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DOI: 10.1590/s1679-49742021000300024
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To analyze the effect of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of new leprosy cases as determinants in the performance of the evaluation of their contacts. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study, with a temporal approach… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation; performance evaluation; evaluation contacts; leprosy cases ... See more keywords
Utility of Multi-target Nested PCR and ELISPOT Assays for the Detection of Paucibacillary Leprosy: A Possible Conclusion of Clinical Laboratory Misdiagnosis
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.814413
Abstract: The diagnosis of paucibacillary (PB) leprosy often possesses a diagnostic challenge, especially for pure neuritic and lesser skin lesions with the zero bacillary load, requiring a sensitive and accurate diagnostic tool. We have included 300… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy cases; pcr elispot; paucibacillary leprosy; clinical laboratory ... See more keywords
Spatial Modeling of leprosy disease in east java province with spatially varying regression coefficients models
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DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1887_21
Abstract: Indonesia ranks third with the most leprosy cases globally. East Java is the province that has the highest leprosy cases. The Provincial Government socialized the East Java Leprosy Eradication Program, which targets a maximum of… read more here.
Keywords: leprosy cases; varying regression; java province; east java ... See more keywords
Stigma and increase of leprosy cases in SouthEast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
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DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v18i1.5
Abstract: Leprosy remains an important health issue. The disease is characterised by a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and peripheral nerves caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease is classified into two, namely paucibacillary (PB) or… read more here.
Keywords: cases southeast; increase leprosy; southeast sulawesi; stigma increase ... See more keywords