01278nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653001400059653003300073653003600106653001200142100001600154700001500170245005400185856008000239300001000319490000700329520072200336022001401058       2016                            d10aEpidemiology10adiagnosis10aCommunicable Disease Control10aCommunicable disease prevention10aleprosy1 aLastória J1 aAbreu MAMM00aBrazilian Society of Dermatology against leprosy.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4938294/pdf/abd-91-03-0393.pdf  a393-50 v913 a<p>The Brazilian Society of Dermatology promoted a national campaign against leprosy in 2012, involving their State Regional, Accredited Services of Dermatology and Referral Services in Leprosy. Consisted of clarification to the population about the disease and a day of medical voluntary service. Ninety services (57 Accredited Services and 33 Reference Services) participated, distributed in 23 states. The campaign examined 3,223 people and 421 new cases were diagnosed, 54,4% female, 74,3% between 19 and 64 years and 8,3% in children under 15 years. Of the 217 classified cases, 58,5% was paucibacillary and 41,5% was multibacillary. The results were posted on the Brazilian Society of Dermatology website.</p>
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