Correlation between the spatial distribution of leprosy and socioeconomic indicators in the city of Vitória, State of ES, Brazil

Hansen’s disease case detection in Brazil: a backlog of undiagnosed cases due to COVID‐19 pandemic

“…Both diseases disproportionately affect the most socially vulnerable and socioeconomically deprived people in Brazilian society. 2 , 3 The state of Espírito Santo in the southeast of Brazil has high Hansen’s disease endemicity, with a prevalence in 2019 of 1.11 cases per 10 000 inhabitants and, that same year, a new case detection rate of 12.4 cases per 100 000 inhabitants, including 3.8 cases per 100 000 children under 15 years old. 1…”

“…Both diseases disproportionately affect the most socially vulnerable and socioeconomically deprived people in Brazilian society. 2,3 The state of Esp ırito Santo in the southeast of Brazil has high Hansen's disease endemicity, with a prevalence in 2019 of 1.11 cases per 10 000 inhabitants and, that same year, a new case detection rate of 12.4 cases per 100 000 inhabitants, including 3.8 cases per 100 000 children under 15 years old. 1 Social distancing, re-prioritization of services and disruption to health systems caused by the pandemic have had a major impact on Hansen's disease new case detection rates in Brazil, which fell by 40% in 2020 compared with the average over the previous 5 years.…”