The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.

Kevin Cain and colleagues reflect on the cross border movement of people from Somalia with MDR-TB and the implications for MDR-TB programs in East Africa.

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Main Authors: Kevin P Cain, Nina Marano, Maureen Kamene, Joseph Sitienei, Subroto Mukherjee, Aleksandar Galev, John Burton, Orkhan Nasibov, Jackson Kioko, Kevin M De Cock
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4339836?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-0c32374b5110481199cbdc297f587ba02020-11-25T01:17:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762015-02-01122e100179110.1371/journal.pmed.1001791The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.Kevin P CainNina MaranoMaureen KameneJoseph SitieneiSubroto MukherjeeAleksandar GalevJohn BurtonOrkhan NasibovJackson KiokoKevin M De CockKevin Cain and colleagues reflect on the cross border movement of people from Somalia with MDR-TB and the implications for MDR-TB programs in East Africa.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4339836?pdf=render
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author Kevin P Cain
Nina Marano
Maureen Kamene
Joseph Sitienei
Subroto Mukherjee
Aleksandar Galev
John Burton
Orkhan Nasibov
Jackson Kioko
Kevin M De Cock
spellingShingle Kevin P Cain
Nina Marano
Maureen Kamene
Joseph Sitienei
Subroto Mukherjee
Aleksandar Galev
John Burton
Orkhan Nasibov
Jackson Kioko
Kevin M De Cock
The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
PLoS Medicine
author_facet Kevin P Cain
Nina Marano
Maureen Kamene
Joseph Sitienei
Subroto Mukherjee
Aleksandar Galev
John Burton
Orkhan Nasibov
Jackson Kioko
Kevin M De Cock
author_sort Kevin P Cain
title The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
title_short The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
title_full The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
title_fullStr The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
title_full_unstemmed The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
title_sort movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in east africa needs a regional and global solution.
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description Kevin Cain and colleagues reflect on the cross border movement of people from Somalia with MDR-TB and the implications for MDR-TB programs in East Africa.
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