Tuberculosis Microepidemics among Dispersed Migrants, Birmingham, UK, 2004–2013

To determine if local transmission was responsible for rising tuberculosis incidence in a recently dispersed migrant community in Birmingham, UK, during 2004–2013, we conducted enhanced epidemiologic investigation of molecular clusters. This technique identified exact locations of social mixing and...

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Autores principales: Munang, Melinda L., Browne, Catherine, Khanom, Shaina, Evans, Jason T., Smith, E. Grace, Hawkey, Peter M., Kunst, Heinke, Welch, Steven B., Dedicoat, Martin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25695328
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.140209
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Sumario:To determine if local transmission was responsible for rising tuberculosis incidence in a recently dispersed migrant community in Birmingham, UK, during 2004–2013, we conducted enhanced epidemiologic investigation of molecular clusters. This technique identified exact locations of social mixing and chains of apparent recent transmission, which can be helpful for directing resources.

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