Beschreibungen: Lepra ist heutzutage vor allem in Entwicklungsländern und
Schwellenländern anzutreffen. Durch Bemühungen der landesweiten …

Objectives: To describe leprosy-related disabilities, we performed a census including people
affected by leprosy in 78 municipalities of Tocantins state in northern Brazil. The study …

Background Leprosy continues to be an important cause of physical disability in endemic
countries such as Brazil. Knowledge of determinants of these events may lead to better …

Brazil has high rates of leprosy case detection, especially in the northern and west-central
areas of the country. Effective decentralisation of routine treatment for leprosy has gathered …

Study contributions Main results Out of 2,147 grade 2 disability leprosy cases, the majority
were male, of mixed race/skin color, multibacillary and borderline. The São Luís regional …

Can leprosy be eliminated? This paper considers the question against the background of
the WHO programme to eliminate leprosy. In 1991 the World Health Assembly set a target of …

Introduction: Tocantins State in north Brazil remains endemic for leprosy, with high detection
rates and occurrence of disabilities at diagnosis. We analyzed trends and identified factors …

Background Leprosy continues to be an important cause of physical disability in endemic
countries such as Brazil. Knowledge of determinants of these events may lead to better …

La lèpre est considérée comme un problème de santé publique et suscite la crainte au sein
de la communauté en raison des déficien ces, et notamment des déformations, qu'elle …

Study contributions Main results Out of 2,147 grade 2 disability leprosy cases, the majority
were male, of mixed race/skin color, multibacillary and borderline. The São Luís regional …