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

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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Main Authors: Melinda L. Munang, Catherine Browne, Shaina Khanom, Jason T. Evans, E. Grace Smith, Peter M. Hawkey, Heinke Kunst, Steven B. Welch, Martin Dedicoat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis
molecular epidemiology
contact tracing
human migration
United Kingdom
UK
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-0209_article

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