Temporal trend of leprosy in a region of high endemicity in the Brazilian Northeast

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Authors

Thayza Miranda Pereira · Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Lucilane Maria Sales da Silva · Universidade Estadual do Ceará

María Socorro de Araújo Dias · State University of Vale do Acaraú

Lorena Dias Monteiro · Universidade do Tocantins

Maria Rocineide Ferreira da Silva · Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Olga Maria de Alencar · Universidade Estadual do Ceará

Abstract

leprosy remains hyperendemic in adults and children, demonstrating the character of neglected disease. Analysis of the temporal trend allowed to verify that the instability in the detection coefficients, reflect operational problems in the organization of the services.

Topics & Keywords

Leprosy Research and Treatment HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Volume 72, Issue 5, pp. 1356-1362

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0682

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