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, Epidemiology
Prevalence
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Abstract
This paper is an epidemiological study of the disease leprosy in southeastern Brazil from 2019 to 2023, using data from the online platform of the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Unified Health System (DATASUS). Based on this data, results were obtained that showed a higher prevalence of leprosy cases in the male population compared to the female population, while the most afflicted age group was made up of people aged 40 to 69. The data also showed that white and brown people are the most affected by the disease when compared to other races. Finally, the most prevalent clinical form was dimorphic in all the states of southeastern Brazil. It is therefore possible to conclude that leprosy is still a public health issue in the southeast of Brazil and that there is a need for further studies to gain a better understanding of the prevalence and incidence of this disease.
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