TY - JOUR
KW - Rio Grande do Sul
KW - Prevalence
KW - leprosy
KW - Epidemiological survey
KW - Brazil
AU - Nazario AP
AU - Ferreira J
AU - Schüler-Faccini L
AU - Fiegenbaum M
AU - Artigalás O
AU - Sales Luiz Vianna F
AB - <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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BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
DO - 10.1590/0037-8682-0229-2016
IS - 2
J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
LA - eng
N2 - <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>

<div>
<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>
</div>

<div>
<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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PY - 2017
SP - 251
EP - 255
T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
TI - Leprosy in Southern Brazil: a twenty-year epidemiological profile
UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v50n2/0037-8682-rsbmt-50-02-00251.pdf
VL - 50
SN - 0037-8682
ER -