Background In new leprosy cases, grade 2 disability (G2D) is still a public health burden
worldwide. It is often associated with the delayed leprosy diagnoses that healthcare systems …

Background: Although leprosy can affect both sexes equally, it is globally reported that men
are affected, or simply report, more often than females at the average ratio of 2: 1. If cases …

Leprosy in Colombia is in a stage of post elimination—since 1997, prevalence of the
disease is less than 1/10000. However, the incidence of leprosy has remained stable, with …

OBJETIVO: Analisar a distribuição espacial da hanseníase em Mosqueiro, o 1 Distrito
Administrativo de Belém, estado do Pará, Brasil. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo …

Background Many researches on gender differences in leprosy found that female patients
were detected with the disease later and had more serious disabilities than male patients …

Background. Leprosy is an infectious disease that can lead to physical disabilities and
stigmatization. It remains an important public health problem, especially in Brazil. Objective …

Background Leprosy elimination defined as a registered prevalence rate of less than 1 case
per 10,000 persons was achieved in Kenya at the national level in 1989. However, there are …

Tema 4. Comportamiento epidemiológico de la lepra en Costa Rica Page 1 Revista Clínica de
la Escuela de Medicina UCR-HSJD 28 Comport amiento epidemiológico de la lepra en Costa …

Background The clinical spectrum of leprosy is dependent on the host immune response
against Mycobacterium leprae or the newly discovered Mycobacterium lepromatosis …

Abstract Background Leprosy, or Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused
by Mycobacterium leprae. Togo achieved the target of eliminating leprosy as a public health …