01883nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653002900042653001700071100001700088700001200105700001500117700001200132700002300144245026800167856009200435300001300527490000600540520110100546022003001647       2015                            d10aHealth Status Indicators10aEpidemiology1 aOliveira K S1 aSouza J1 aCampos R B1 aZilly A1 aSilva-Sobrinho R A00aEvaluation of leprosy epidemiological and operational indicators in priority municipalities in the state of Paraná, ..= Avaliação dos indicadores epidemiológicos e operacionais para a hanseníase em municípios prioritários no estado do Paraná, 2001 - 2010.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S2237-96222015000300507&script=sci_arttext&tlng=pt   a507 -5160 v33 a<p><a name="abstract">ABSTRACT</a></p>

<div><a name="idp57776"></a>

<p><strong>Editor's Abstract</strong>:</p>

<p>OBJECTIVE: to assess the epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in the cities of Curitiba, Londrina and Foz do Iguaçu, in Paraná state, Brazil.</p>
</div>

<div>
<p>METHODS: this was a descriptive ecological time-series study using Notifiable Diseases Information System data, for the period 2001-2010. Indicator analysis was performed as per the parameters listed in the 2002 version of the Health Ministry's Leprosy Control Guide.</p>
</div>

<div>
<p>RESULTS: prevalence decreased from 4.3 to 2.6 in Foz do Iguaçu and from 1.7 to 1.2 in Londrina, whilst Curitiba had less than 1 case per 10,000 inhabitants in the period. The cure rate and consequent treatment effectiveness was regular in the three municipalities.</p>
</div>

<div>
<p>CONCLUSION: although the cities studied have shown improvement, this is not yet sufficient to control the disease. The work already begun needs to be fully implemented in forthcoming years.</p>
</div>
  a2237-9622 On-line version