Estudo epidemiológico da hanseníase no Brasil

Reflexão sobre as metas de eliminação

Bibliographic Data

ID14968520
AuthorsMara Dayanne Ribeiro, Mara Dayanne Alves Ribeiro (0000-0003-0756-1428, San Antonio College, corresponding author), Jefferson Carlos Silva, Sabrynna Oliveira, Sabrynna Brito Oliveira (0000-0001-9303-4338)
Year2018
Volume42
Pages1-7
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2018.42
PMID31093070
OpenAlexW2792482798
LanguagePT
Citations received6
References cited1

There was improvement (reduction) in the main leprosy indicators in Brazil from 2005 to 2015. Even though Brazil did not eradicate leprosy, this goal will likely be reached in 2020 if the current parameters are maintained. Leprosy control policies should be adapted to the reality of each Brazilian region, given the heterogeneous distribution of prevalence

Christian ministry · Environmental health · Geography · Leprosy · Political science · Population · Demography · Leprosy Research and Treatment · Medicine · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Epidemiology · Immunology · Internal Medicine

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