01403nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001600058100001500074700001500089700001200104700001700116245013200133856016700265520078700432022001401219       2020                            d  bElsevier BV10aDermatology1 aSouza CDFD1 aPaiva JPSD1 aLeal TC1 aUrashima GDS00aLeprosy in Brazil in the 21st century: analysis of epidemiological and operational indicators using inflection point regression  uhttps://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0365059620302324?token=A776AB81C64AE27AE72BA052CA29E73EBC2F4B1C22ED2DB336C35F86CC74607A11C775C51B22029CF1C19A4EA2B8A8B73 aThe objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the following: general detection (−4.8%), children under 15 (−3.7%), prevalence (−7.0%), and grade 2/million inhabitants (−3.5%). The proportion of individuals with grade 2 disability showed an upward trend (2.0%) from 2001 as well as contacts examined from 2003 (5.0%). The proportions of cure and of individuals with a degree of disability assessed at the time of the diagnosis and the cure showed a stationary behavior. Although advances are noted, there are still challenges to be overcome.  a0365-0596