Article
Spatial distribution of Leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil
Registro en:
PENNA, Maria L. F.; OLIVEIRA, Maria L. Wand-del-Rey de; PENNA, Gerson Oliveira. Spatial distribution of Leprosy in the Amazon region of Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, [Atlanta], v. 15, n. 4, p. 650-652, Apr. 2009.
1080-6040
10.3201/eid1504.081378
Autor
Penna, Maria Lucia Fernandes
Oliveira, Maria Leide Wand del Rey de
Penna, Gerson Oliveira
Resumen
Gerson Oliveira Penna - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fiocruz Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brasil. Documento produzido em parceria ou por autor vinculado à Fiocruz, mas não consta à informação no documento. Ministério da Saúde 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.