Open AccessIncidence of and Factors Associated With Leprosy Among Household Contacts of Patients With Leprosy in Brazil
Author(s) -
Camila Silveira Silva Teixeira,
Júlia Moreira Pescarini,
Flávia Jôse Oliveira Alves,
Joilda Silva Nery,
Mauro Niskier Sanchez,
Carlos Teles,
Maria Yury Ichihara,
Anna Ramond,
Liam Smeeth,
Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna,
Laura C. Rodrigues,
Elizabeth B. Brickley,
Gerson Oliveira Penna,
Maurício L. Barreto,
Rita de Cássia Ribeiro Silva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.0653
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , incidence (geometry) , cohort , demography , logistic regression , cohort study , population , environmental health , pediatrics , immunology , physics , sociology , optics
Despite progress toward reducing global incidence, leprosy control remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries.
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