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ArticlePloS one2022

Risk areas for the occurrence of leprosy in border countries of South America - Brazil and Argentina.

Reinaldo Antonio Silva-Sobrinho, Keurilene Sutil Oliveira, Enrique Jorge Deschutter, Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde, Ismael Hoare, Ricardo Izurieta, Adriana Zilly, Maria Luzia Topanotti, Ana Maria de Almeida, Mara Cristina Ripoli Meira and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Challenges of the public health response to a rare case of non-autochthonousEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Reinaldo Antonio Silva-SobrinhoProgram in Public Health in Border Region-Master's Degree, Western Paraná State University, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0421-4447
Keurilene Sutil OliveiraProgram in Public Health in Border Region-Master's Degree, Western Paraná State University, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
Enrique Jorge DeschutterMaster's Degree in Public Health and Communicable Diseases, College of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Misiones, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
Marcos Augusto Moraes ArcoverdeProgram in Public Health in Border Region-Master's Degree, Western Paraná State University, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
Ismael HoarePublic Health Doctoral Program, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8853-4178
Ricardo IzurietaPublic Health Doctoral Program, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States of America.
Adriana ZillyProgram in Public Health in Border Region-Master's Degree, Western Paraná State University, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
Maria Luzia TopanottiMaster's Degree in Public Health and Communicable Diseases, College of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Misiones, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
Ana Maria de AlmeidaDepartment of Maternal-Infant Nursing and Public Health, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mara Cristina Ripoli MeiraProgram in Public Health in Border Region-Master's Degree, Western Paraná State University, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
Larissa Djanilda Parra da LuzDepartment of Epidemiological Surveillance, Municipal Health Office, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
Laiz Mangini CiccheleroProgram in Public Health in Border Region-Master's Degree, Western Paraná State University, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil.
Fatima ZimermannDepartment of Epidemiological Surveillance, Hospital Samic of Puerto Iguazú, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná · BRNational University of Misiones · ARUniversity of South Florida · USInstituto de Biología Subtropical · ARUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim was to analyze the spatial association and relative risk (RR) of leprosy cases diagnosed in southern Brazil and in the Argentinean province of Misiones during 2010 to 2016.

methodsThis ecological-type epidemiological study analyzed data from the Health Ministries of both countries. The analysis included frequency measures, spatial autocorrelation, RR cluster analysis and map construction.

resultsA hyperendemic occurrence was identified in all study regions, in the state of Paraná 71.2% of the municipalities were hyperendemic and in Misiones, Argentina 41.2%. The GI* statistical analysis showed clusters of high incidence rates in the state of Paraná and low-risk clusters in much of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, both in Brazil. The analysis indicated an area with RR equal to 3.87 - (p < .0001) when considering the entire territory and an RR of 2.80 - (p < .0001) excluding the state of Paraná, with the number of departments of Misiones, Argentina included in the risk clusters increasing significantly.

conclusionsThe findings indicate a high probability of similar illness in adjacent areas, according to their relative position in space, as the occurrence of the disease is influenced by neighboring clusters.

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LeprosyMothsAnimalsArgentinaBrazilSpatial Analysis

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