The detection rate of leprosy in the district of Paracatu is high in the age group under 15 years-old, including about 6.8/10,000 inhabitants in 2003, and classified as hyperendemic. The study aimed to analyze the application of the PGL-1 (ML Flow) serological test in 56 of 68 school-age patients of the public school system, diagnosed with leprosy through active case finding in Paracatu, Minas Gerais State (2004State ( to 2006, with 71% classified as paucibacillary. Of these, 85.2% lived in urban areas, 55.8% were female and the disease was predominant in the 10 to 14 year-old age group (95%CI: 0.49-0.89; c
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