@article{93770,
  author = {Trindade L and Martins LC and Marques DM and Mendes MDS and Fonseca FLA and Pereira LAA},
  title = {Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region.},
  abstract = {<p><b>INTRODUCTION: </b>Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Among 190 contacts, 63% were invited to visit the health unit, and 54.2% received the BCG vaccine. The prevalence of leprosy among the contacts was 4.7%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>The occurrence of leprosy among the contacts was high and similar to that found previously. There were failures in surveillance actions carried out by health units. Never-before treated cases were found.</p>},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical},
  volume = {53},
  pages = {e20190507},
  month = {01/2020},
  issn = {1678-9849},
  url = {http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100637&tlng=en},
  doi = {10.1590/0037-8682-0507-2019},
  language = {eng},
}