01342nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001500054700001500069700001500084700001500099700001600114700001600130245017500146856009100321300001400412490000700426520068900433022001401122       2020                            d  c01/20201 aTrindade L1 aMartins LC1 aMarques DM1 aMendes MDS1 aFonseca FLA1 aPereira LAA00aImportance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100637&tlng=en  ae201905070 v533 a<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>  a1678-9849