https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/22608
Tipo: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título: | Leprosy in children and adolescents under 15 years old in an urban centre in Brazil. |
Título(s) alternativo(s): | Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz |
Autor(es): | Santos, Selton Diniz Penna, Gerson de Oliveira Costa, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Natividade, Marcio Santos Teixeira, Maria Glória |
Autor(es): | Santos, Selton Diniz Penna, Gerson de Oliveira Costa, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Natividade, Marcio Santos Teixeira, Maria Glória |
Abstract: | This original study describes the intra-urban distribution of cases of leprosy in residents under 15 years old in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; the study also identifies the environment in which Mycobacterium leprae is being transmitted. The cases were distributed by operational classification, clinical forms, type of contact and the addresses were geo-referenced by neighborhood. Between 2007 and 2011, were reported 145 cases of leprosy in target population living in Salvador, corresponding to detection rates of 6.21, 6.14, 5.58, 5.41 and 6.88/100,000 inhabitants, respectively. The spatial distribution of the disease was focal. Of the 157 neighborhoods of Salvador, 44 (28.6%) notified cases of leprosy and in 22 (50%) of these were detected more than 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The infectious forms were found in 40% of cases. Over 90% of cases had been living in Salvador for more than five years. Overall, 52.6% reported having had contact with another infected individual inside the household and 25% in their social circle. In Salvador, M. leprae transmission is established. The situation is a major concern, since transmission is intense at an early age, indicating that this endemic disease is expanding and contacts extend beyond individual households. |
Palavras-chave: | Leprosy Children Epidemiology Urban Transmission Spatial Distribution |
Tipo de Acesso: | Acesso Aberto |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/22608 |
Data do documento: | 26-Mai-2017 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico Nacional (ISC) |
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