Volume 15, Number 4—April 2009
THEME ISSUE
The Amazon Region
Dispatches
Spatial Distribution of Leprosy in the Amazon Region of Brazil
Maria L.F. Penna
, Maria L. Wand-del-Rey de Oliveira, and Gerson Penna
, Maria L. Wand-del-Rey de Oliveira, and Gerson Penna
Table 2
Leprosy case-detection rates and proportion of all cases in the 10 spatial clusters, Brazil, 2005–2007
| Cluster order | Case detection rate/ 100,000 inhabitants | % Cases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85.36 | 20.10 |
| 2 | 95.42 | 7.97 |
| 3 | 97.15 | 3.39 |
| 4 | 51.99 | 5.68 |
| 5 | 51.96 | 4.73 |
| 6 | 48.04 | 4.82 |
| 7 | 46.65 | 1.82 |
| 8 | 60.66 | 1.08 |
| 9 | 39.85 | 2.69 |
| 10 |
55.21 |
1.21 |
| Brazil | 21.82 | 100.00 |
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