Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011

Tuberculosis was diagnosed in a person who had stayed in a shelter after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A contact investigation showed that the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among other evacuees at the shelter was 20%. Our report underscores the importance of tuberculosis preven...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kanamori, Hajime, Aso, Noboru, Tadano, Satoko, Saito, Miyoko, Saito, Hiroo, Uchiyama, Bine, Ishibashi, Noriomi, Inomata, Shinya, Endo, Shiro, Aoyagi, Tetsuji, Hatta, Masumitsu, Yamada, Mitsuhiro, Gu, Yoshiaki, Tokuda, Koichi, Yano, Hisakazu, Kunishima, Hiroyuki, Hirakata, Yoichi, Saijyo, Takao, Kitagawa, Miho, Kaku, Mitsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23648069
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.121137
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Sumario:Tuberculosis was diagnosed in a person who had stayed in a shelter after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A contact investigation showed that the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among other evacuees at the shelter was 20%. Our report underscores the importance of tuberculosis prevention and control after natural disasters.

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