Ref.: Leprosy detection rate in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
From: W. J.Theuvenet, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
From: W. J.Theuvenet, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Dear Dr. M Leide W. de Oliveira,
Thank you for sharing your utmost interesting
statistics! It is encouraging to see [*] that in both areas the new case
detection rate has come down between 2002 and 2010!
Question:-
Can it be that the decrease is also influenced by a
change in your approach for new case finding (household contact examinations
and continuous local campaigns)? It seems that in the earlier phase your
campaigns focused on all 4 districts in Duque de Caxias, while later on the
focus was on much smaller areas?
With best wishes,
Willem J. Theuvenet,
Reconstructive surgeon and leprologist.
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