Autochthonous leprosy in Spain: Has the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae stopped?

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Title:	Autochthonous leprosy in Spain: Has the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae stopped?
Authors:	Suárez-García, Inés Gómez-Barroso, Diana Fine, Paul E M View more
Filiation:	[Suarez-Garcia, Ines] Hosp Univ Infanta Sofia, Dept Internal Med, FIIB HUIS HHEN, Infect Dis Grp, Madrid, Spain. [Suarez-Garcia, Ines] Univ Europea, Fac Ciencias Biomed & Salud, Madrid, Spain. [Gomez-Barroso, Diana] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Nacl Epidemiol, CIBERESP CIBER Epidemiol & Salud Publ, Madrid, Spain. [Fine, Paul E. M.] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Fac Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, London, England. View more
Keywords:	Imported leprosy Patterns Trends Decline View more
Mesh:	Adult Age Factors Aged Female Geography Humans Incidence Leprosy Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium leprae Sex Factors Spain Travel View more
Cie10:	Lepra [enfermedad de Hansen] (A30 )
Decs:	Lepra
Issue Date:	16-Sep-2020
Citation:	PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 09;(14)9:e0008611
Abstract:	The aim of this study is to explore whether transmission of M. leprae has ceased in Spain, based upon the patterns and trends of notified cases.
PMID:	32936805
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12530/54282
Rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
ISSN:	1935-2735
Appears in Collections:	Fundaciones e Institutos de Investigación > FIIB H. U. Infanta Sofía y H. U. Henares > Artículos Hospitales > H. U. Infanta Sofía > Artículos

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