01007nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001300055653001100068653002100079653003600100653002200136653001100158653001200169100001200181700001800193700001200211245006800223856007900291300001000370490000700380520035200387022001400739       2009                            d  c2009 Apr10aBiometry10aBrazil10aCluster Analysis10aCommunicable Diseases, Emerging10aDisease Outbreaks10aHumans10aleprosy1 aPenna M1 aOliveira MLWD1 aPenna G00aSpatial distribution of leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671445/pdf/08-1378_finalD.pdf  a650-20 v153 a<p>To detect areas with increased case-detection rates, we used spatial scan statistics to identify 5 of 10 clusters of leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil. Despite increasing economic development, population growth, and road infrastructure, leprosy is endemic to this region, which is a source of case exportation to other parts of Brazil.</p>  a1080-6059