Geospatial epidemiology of leprosy in northwest Bangladesh: a 20-year retrospective observational study

Leprosy is known to be unevenly distributed between and within countries. High risk areas or ‘hotspots’ are potential targets for preventive interventions, but the underlying epidemiologic mechanisms that enable hotspots to emerge, are not yet fully understood. In this study, we identified and chara...

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Main Authors: Bulstra, Caroline A. (Author) , Blok, David J. (Author) , Alam, Khorshed (Author) , Butlin, C. Ruth (Author) , Roy, Johan Chandra (Author) , Bowers, Bob (Author) , Nicholls, Peter (Author) , de Vlas, Sake J. (Author) , Richardus, Jan Hendrik (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 22 March 2021
In: Infectious diseases of poverty
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Pages: 1-12
ISSN:2049-9957
DOI:10.1186/s40249-021-00817-4
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00817-4
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Author Notes:Caroline A. Bulstra, David J. Blok, Khorshed Alam, C. Ruth Butlin, Johan Chandra Roy, Bob Bowers, Peter Nicholls, Sake J. de Vlas and Jan Hendrik Richardus

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