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, Larissa Djanilda Parra da Luz, Laiz Mangini Cicchelero and Fatima Zimermann

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Objective: The 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. Methods: This 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. Results: A 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

Date: 2022
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