Persistent and Emerging High‐Risk Clusters of Leprosy Detection in Brazil: A Nationwide Spatiotemporal Analysis, 2001–2023
The persistence and (re)emergence of high-risk leprosy clusters in historically hyperendemic and socially vulnerable territories indicate sustained operational failures and demand programmatic prioritisation, with intensified surveillance, timely diagnosis and adequate treatment, particularly in the North, Northeast and Central-West regions of Brazil.
Authors
- A. E. O. Ferreira
- Carmelita Ribeiro Filha Coriolano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-1217)
- Juliana Maria Cavalcante Ribeiro Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1296-2918)
- Aymée Medeiros da Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-2403)
- Elaine Silva Nascimento Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-8283)
- Eliana Amorim de Souza
- José Alexandre Menezes da Silva
- Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza
- Jorg Heukelbach
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Rondônia (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Instituto Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (BR)
- Universidade de Fortaleza (BR)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Rondônia (BR)
- Faculdades Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.70104
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00