Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011

Seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. In Australia, seasonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in areas where UV exposure is reduced and vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent. Our findings suggest vitamin D deficiency as a fac...

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Autores principales: MacLachlan, Jennifer H., Lavender, Caroline J., Cowie, Benjamin C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23092594
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1811.120456
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spelling pubmed-35591562013-02-04 Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011 MacLachlan, Jennifer H. Lavender, Caroline J. Cowie, Benjamin C. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. In Australia, seasonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in areas where UV exposure is reduced and vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent. Our findings suggest vitamin D deficiency as a factor in disease activation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3559156/ /pubmed/23092594 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1811.120456 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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MacLachlan, Jennifer H.
Lavender, Caroline J.
Cowie, Benjamin C.
Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011
title Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011
title_full Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011
title_fullStr Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011
title_short Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011
title_sort effect of latitude on seasonality of tuberculosis, australia, 2002–2011
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3559156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23092594
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1811.120456
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