Abstract INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has limited the access of patients with Hansen’s disease (HD) to care due to changes in routine health services. METHODS: To ascertain this, we compared the number of HD cases diagnosed before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: The decrease in HD cases in Brazil reached 18,223 (-48.4%), corresponding to an average reduction of 1,518 cases per month during the COVID-19 pandemic. CONCLUSION: Therefore, effective measures should be implemented to minimize the damage and the consequent negative health impact of COVID-19 on the care of HD patients.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Pandemics, Hansen's disease, 【초록키워드】 Brazil, Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 pandemic, Health, Health services, Patient, disease, Care, patients, reduction, average, measure, effective, decrease, diagnosed, changes in, reached, 【제목키워드】 coronavirus disease, Brazil, Impact, disease, diagnose,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Pandemics, Hansen's disease, 【초록키워드】 Brazil, Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 pandemic, Health, Health services, Patient, disease, Care, patients, reduction, average, measure, effective, decrease, diagnosed, changes in, reached, 【제목키워드】 coronavirus disease, Brazil, Impact, disease, diagnose,