INTRODUCTION: Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed.
RESULTS: 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%.
CONCLUSIONS: 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.
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32187344 DA - 01/2020 DO - 10.1590/0037-8682-0507-2019 J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. LA - eng N2 -INTRODUCTION: Intra-domiciliary contacts are a group with the highest risk of developing leprosy.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study of intra-domiciliary contacts of new leprosy cases was conducted. A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed.
RESULTS: 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%.
CONCLUSIONS: 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.
PY - 2020 EP - e20190507 T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical TI - Importance of epidemiological surveillance of leprosy: analysis of the occurrence of leprosy in intra-domiciliary contacts in a capital in the Brazilian northeast region. UR - http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100637&tlng=en VL - 53 SN - 1678-9849 ER -