Article
Leprosy among schoolchildren in the Amazon region: A cross-sectional study of active search and possible source of infection by contact tracing
Registro en:
PEDROSA, Valderiza Lourenço; et al. Leprosy among schoolchildren in the Amazon region: A cross-sectional study of active search and possible source of infection by contact tracing. PLOS Negl Trop Dis., v.12, n.2, e0006261, 12p, Feb. 2018.
1935-2727
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006261
1935-2735
Autor
Pedrosa, Valderiza Lourenço
Dias, Luiz Claudio
Galban, Enrique
Leturiondo, André
Palheta, Jamile
Santos, Monica
Moraes, Milton Ozório
Talhari, Carolina
Resumen
The high rate of leprosy cases among children under 15 years of age in Brazil indicates ongoing transmission within the community. The identification of the new leprosy cases among contacts can help identify the source of infection and interrupt the transmission chain. This study aims to determine the detection rate of previously undiagnosed cases of leprosy among schoolchildren who are under 15 years of age living in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, and their possible source of infection by contact tracing.