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A model of population dynamics of TB in a prison system and application to South Africa

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to spread in South African prisons in particular, as prisons are over-capacitated and have poor ventilation. The awaiting trial detainees are not screened on admission and are at high risk of getting infected with TB. RESULTS: We propose a compartmental model...

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Autores principales: Witbooi, Peter, Vyambwera, Sibaliwe Maku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29187239
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2968-z