Leprosy in children under 15 years of age in a municipality in northeastern Brazil: evolutionary aspects from 2003 to 2015.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop · 2020 · PMC7723375 · PMID 33263688

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

According to Luna, Moura, and Vieira 20 , the presence of the tuberculoid form is an important epidemiological indicator of an increasing trend of leprosy, characterized as a form of resistance.

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

The number of cases and the annual detection coefficient for new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in children aged <15 years showed a decreasing trend from 2003 to 2015 ( Figure 1 ) .

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