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- Title
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NEW LEPROSY CASES IN AN OLD COLONY IN THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS (2000-2016).
- Authors
Garcia, Ingrid Rabite; Santos, Adriana Maria Trancoso; Pereira, Patrícia Feliciano; de Almeida Marques da Silva, Eduardo
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to describe and relate operational classification, BCG vaccination, and gender between new cases of leprosy in the Padre Damião Colony, municipality of Ubá, State of Minas Gerais, from 2000 to 2016. Data were collected from report forms and interviews, totalizing 43 new studied cases. The descriptive analysis indicated the predominance of the female gender, multibacillary form, and vaccinated individuals. Moreover, there was a decrease in the percentage of multibacillary cases in individuals with one or two BCG scars compared to those without scarring. In women with a scar, compared to those without a scar, there was a lower percentage of multibacillary cases. In men, paucibacillary cases were found only in individuals with two scars. Therefore, the BCG vaccine given in 1 dose is related to protection against the multibacillary form in women. In men, the second dose is required for protection against this clinical form.
- Subjects
MINAS Gerais (Brazil); HANSEN'S disease; EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 4, p871
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/2176-9206.2020v13n4p871-877