Epidemiological pattern of leprosy in an endemic area of North-East Brazil, 1996-2005: the supporting role of a Nongovernmental Organization O perfil da hanseníase em uma área endêmica do nordeste do Brasil, 1996-2005: atividade de suporte de uma Organização Não Governamental

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Giuseppe Mastrangelo, Luca Scoizzato, Emanuela Fadda, Gilberto Valentim da Silva, Luimar De Jesus Santos, Luca Cegolon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009
• Subjects: Hanseníase; Indicadores de eliminação da hanseníase; Taxa de detecção; Prevalência; Percentual de pacientes multibacilares; Leprosy; Leprosy elimination indicators; Case detection rate; Prevalence; Proportion of multibacillary patients; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Fosse; Luta; Nordeste
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822009000600003; https://doaj.org/article/5c8ee029e826436d9c2cc55c380d43d3

In an endemic area of North-East Brazil (the town of Picos, State of Piauí), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) supported the activity against leprosy in connection with governmental health organizations and local agents. The indicators of leprosy elimination were compared over time (within Picos)...