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dc.creatorGabriela Cassiaribeiropt_BR
dc.creatorDaniele s Lagespt_BR
dc.creatorAna Thereza Chaves Lagespt_BR
dc.creatorVânia b Souzapt_BR
dc.creatorAbdoulaye Maregapt_BR
dc.creatorFrancisco Carlos Félix Lanapt_BR
dc.creatorManoel Otávio da Costa Rochapt_BR
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-11T19:20:11Z-
dc.date.available2024-01-11T19:20:11Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.citation.volume56pt_BR
dc.citation.issuee0321-2022pt_BR
dc.citation.spage1pt_BR
dc.citation.epage9pt_BR
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0037-8682-0321-2022pt_BR
dc.identifier.issn00378682pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1843/62643-
dc.description.resumoBackground: Leprosy is a neglected chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae, that is curable. The magnitude of the disease and severity of the debilitation it causes renders leprosy a public health problem. This study aimed to analyze the endemic profile of leprosy in the Murrupula district and evaluate the socioeconomic, clinical, and serological profiles of leprosy contacts. Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients with leprosy diagnosed between 2013 and 2017 and their household and community contacts was conducted in Murrupula District, Nampula Province, Mozambique. Interviews, simplified dermatoneurological examinations, Mycobacterium leprae flow (ML Flow) tests, and Mitsuda tests were performed. Results: Most of the leprosy cases were multibacillary. The patients had some degree of physical disability. ML Flow positivity was more common in household contacts of the patients diagnosed with leprosy and in community individuals who spontaneously presented for testing. In total, 17 patients were diagnosed with leprosy. Conclusions: This study revealed an active chain of transmission, hidden prevalence, and operational deficiencies in leprosy surveillance and care. The results suggest that the implementation of a public health policy for leprosy prevention and control in Nampula Province is necessary. In future, the possibility of expanding the policy to the entire country should be consideredpt_BR
dc.format.mimetypepdfpt_BR
dc.languageengpt_BR
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Geraispt_BR
dc.publisher.countryBrasilpt_BR
dc.publisher.departmentMED - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA MÉDICApt_BR
dc.publisher.initialsUFMGpt_BR
dc.relation.ispartofRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical-
dc.rightsAcesso Abertopt_BR
dc.subjectLeprosypt_BR
dc.subjectEpidemiologypt_BR
dc.subjectPublic healthpt_BR
dc.subject.otherLeprosypt_BR
dc.subject.otherEpidemiologypt_BR
dc.subject.otherPublic healthpt_BR
dc.titleProfile of the leprosy endemic in the disctrict of murrupula, nampula, mozambique: a population-based studypt_BR
dc.typeArtigo de Periódicopt_BR
dc.url.externahttps://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0741-2021pt_BR
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