ArticleLeprosy review2015
Human migration, railways and the geographic distribution of leprosy in Rio Grande do Norte State--Brazil.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Socioeconomic risk markers of leprosy in high-burden countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Socioeconomic determinants of the leprosy risk in Yunnan Province, China: a county-level spatiotemporal study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Leprosy incidence and risk estimates in a 33-year contact cohort of leprosy patients.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Ticks as potential vectors of Mycobacterium leprae: Use of tick cell lines to culture the bacilli and generate transgenic strains.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Protein profile of leprosy patients with plantar ulcers from the Eastern Amazon region.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2017Article
- Forecasting the new case detection rate of leprosy in four states of Brazil: A comparison of modelling approaches.Epidemics · 2017Article
- Identifying Leprosy and Those at Risk of Developing Leprosy by Detection of Antibodies against LID-1 and LID-NDO.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionLeprosy is a public health problem in Brazil where 31,044 new cases were detected in 2013. Rio Grande do Norte is a small Brazilian state with a rate of leprosy lower than other areas in the same region, for unknown reasons.
objectivesWe present here a review based on the analysis of a database of registered leprosy cases in Rio Grande do Norte state, comparing leprosy's geographic distribution among municipalities with local socio-economic and public health indicators and with historical documents about human migration in this Brazilian region.
resultsThe current distribution of leprosy in Rio Grande do Norte did not show correlation with socio-economic or public health indicators at the municipal level, but it appears related to economically emerging municipalities 100 years ago, with spread facilitated by railroads and train stations. Drought-related migratory movements which occurred from this state to leprosy endemic areas within the same period may be involved in the introduction of leprosy and with its present distribution within Rio Grande do Norte.
conclusionsLeprosy may disseminate slowly, over many decades in certain circumstances, such as in small cities with few cases. This is a very unusual situation currently and a unique opportunity for epidemiologic studies of leprosy as an emerging disease.
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