Geoepidemiological Profile of Leprosy in Rondônia, Brazil

Paraguassú-Chaves, Carlos Alberto; Neto, Leonardo Severo da Luz; Albuquerque, Luiz Carlos Cavalcanti de; Almeida, Helio Franklin Rodrigues de; Passos, Jefferson Soares; Almeida, Fabrício Moraes de

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“…Considering history of territorial occupation of the Rondônia state, and given the high prevalence rate of human leprosy according to data demonstrated in this study, it is possible to suggest that the anthropization of ecosystems is contributing to other ways of maintaining M. leprae in the environment, in addition to conventional reservoirs (VIANA et al, 2016;PARAGUASSÚ-CHAVES et al, 2018;REIS et al, 2019).…”

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Alarming information on human leprosy cases in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region, Western Amazon, Brazil

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The Zona da Mata Rondoniense region has become one of the territories with the highest human leprosy cases in Brazil and the worst situation in the Amazon region. In an attempt to control the disease, it is necessary to encourage the policy of decentralization of primary health care and the implementation of control actions. Therefore, the aimed of study was to evaluate prevalence of human leprosy in rural area of the Rondônia state, specifically in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region, between years 2016 and 2018, a period in which the highest number of cases of the disease were reported. Data regarding human leprosy in the aforementioned region were collected through SINAN-NET software and information on cases in course of treatment (CCT) in year 2018 through the epidemiology sector of health secretariats of the municipalities. Spatial distribution of CCTs was performed using ArcGis 10.5 software, and application of the Kernel density estimator. We identified 104 rural residents undergoing treatment for leprosy. The prevalence rate (PR) indicated for the Rondônia state TP ≅ 18.60 patients per 10,000 inhabitants. However, the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region TP ≅ 135 per 10,000 inhabitants, therefore it is the most endemic region in Rondônia state, Brazil. In view of annual PR in Brazil 10.0 to 19.9 per 10,000 inhabitants, surveyed by Ministry of Health, of PR for leprosy in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region is much higher than the Brazilian national average, and therefore it can considered an alarming value because it is very high. It is concluded that there is a situation of high prevalence of leprosy.

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“…Therefore, it is possible to say that there is a situation of high prevalence of leprosy in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region, Brazil. CCTs can refer to patients who were diagnosed in previous years, or those who discontinued treatment, and resumed within the period of the aforementioned study (PARAGUASSÚ-CHAVES et al, 2018).…”

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Alarming information on human leprosy cases in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region, Western Amazon, Brazil

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Geoepidemiological Profile of Leprosy in Rondônia, Brazil

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Alarming information on human leprosy cases in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region, Western Amazon, Brazil

Alarming information on human leprosy cases in the Zona da Mata Rondoniense region, Western Amazon, Brazil

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