@article{29964,
  keywords = {Rio Grande do Sul, Prevalence, leprosy, Epidemiological survey, Brazil},
  author = {Nazario AP and Ferreira J and Schüler-Faccini L and Fiegenbaum M and Artigalás O and Sales Luiz Vianna F},
  title = {Leprosy in Southern Brazil: a twenty-year epidemiological profile},
  abstract = {<p><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong></p>

<p>This study evaluated leprosy rates in Rio Grande do Sul, an area with a historically low prevalence. However, recent studies are lacking.</p>

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<p><strong>METHODS:</strong></p>

<p>Data extracted from a National Database were analyzed for clinical features and compared to 1980s data. Tendency was assessed via stationarity analysis.</p>
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<p><strong>RESULTS:</strong></p>

<p>Between 1990 and 2011, 4,770 cases were reported (0.21/10,000 inhabitants; 95% CI = 0.19-0.24). Detection was slightly higher among males, 1.9% cases were among children and most multibacillary (74.7%) at diagnosis.</p>
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<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong></p>

<p>Leprosy is controlled in RS, but most cases are multibacillary. Early identification is important to avoid disabilities due to late diagnosis.</p>
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},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical},
  volume = {50},
  pages = {251-255},
  issn = {0037-8682},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v50n2/0037-8682-rsbmt-50-02-00251.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/0037-8682-0229-2016},
  language = {eng},
}