High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands

Incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis among immigrants from high incidence countries remain high for at least a decade after immigration into the Netherlands. Possible explanations are reactivation of old infections and infection transmitted after immigration. Control policies should be determin...

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Autores principales: Vos, Annelies M., Meima, Abraham, Verver, Suzanne, Looman, Caspar W.N., Bos, Vivian, Borgdorff, Martien W., Habbema, J. Dik F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200873
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030530
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author Vos, Annelies M.
Meima, Abraham
Verver, Suzanne
Looman, Caspar W.N.
Bos, Vivian
Borgdorff, Martien W.
Habbema, J. Dik F.
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description Incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis among immigrants from high incidence countries remain high for at least a decade after immigration into the Netherlands. Possible explanations are reactivation of old infections and infection transmitted after immigration. Control policies should be determined on the basis of the as-yet unknown main causes of the persistent high incidence.
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spelling pubmed-33231012012-04-17 High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands Vos, Annelies M. Meima, Abraham Verver, Suzanne Looman, Caspar W.N. Bos, Vivian Borgdorff, Martien W. Habbema, J. Dik F. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis among immigrants from high incidence countries remain high for at least a decade after immigration into the Netherlands. Possible explanations are reactivation of old infections and infection transmitted after immigration. Control policies should be determined on the basis of the as-yet unknown main causes of the persistent high incidence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3323101/ /pubmed/15200873 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030530 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Vos, Annelies M.
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Bos, Vivian
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Habbema, J. Dik F.
High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands
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title_short High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030530
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