ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2023
Spatial analysis of the epidemiological risk of leprosy in the municipalities of Minas Gerais.
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- Correlation and Trends in Primary Health Care and Family Health Strategy Coverage of Leprosy Detection in Minas Gerais.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis and temporal trend of leprosy indicators in Brazilian states, 2012-2022.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2025Article
- Spatial associations of Hansen's disease and schistosomiasis in endemic regions of Minas Gerais, Brazil.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Detection of Leprosy in Micro-Regions with a High Risk of Illness in Minas Gerais, Brazil.Infectious disease reports · 2024Article
- Trend in the epidemiological risk of leprosy in the state of Goiás-Brazil between 2010 and 2021.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2024Article
- Temporal trends and spatial analysis of leprosy surveillance indicators in the municipalities of the state of Mato Grosso, 2008-2022.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLeprosy remains a significant public health problem of high importance. This investigation aims to analyze the spatial distribution of the leprosy epidemiological risk in the municipalities of Minas Gerais.
methodsThis ecological study was conducted with new leprosy cases diagnosed from 2004 to 2019 in the municipalities of the state of Minas Gerais. Based on the epidemiological indicators, a composite indicator called the leprosy epidemiological risk index was estimated, classifying municipalities as high, medium, low and very low risk. For the spatial analysis, the global and local spatial autocorrelation statistics were used to identify the spatial distribution of the leprosy epidemiological risk in the periods 2004-2011 and 2012-2019 and classified as High/High, Low/Low, High/Low and Low /High.
resultsAlthough leprosy is declining in the state of Minas Gerais, the Global Moran Index confirmed the spatial dependence between municipalities for the two analyzed periods, characterizing the formation of clusters. When performing the local spatial autocorrelation, it was found that the macroregions with the highest number of municipalities with high indices, surrounded by other municipalities with high indices (high-high), were Northwest, East, South East, North, and Northeast. The low risk macroregions were Southeast, Center, South-Center and South.
conclusionLeprosy has a heterogeneous spatial pattern and remains concentrated in historically endemic areas of the state. It underscores the importance of intensifying actions to combat leprosy in these municipalities and macroregions. Promote improved access to health services and combat stigma and prejudice to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem.
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