Local and Travel-Associated Transmission of Tuberculosis at Central Western Border of Brazil, 2014–2017

Local and Travel-Associated Transmission of Tuberculosis at Central Western Border of Brazil, 2014–2017

International migrants are at heightened risk for tuberculosis (TB) disease. Intensified incarceration at international borders may compound population-wide TB risk. However, few studies have investigated the contributions of migration, local transmission, or prisons in driving incident TB at inter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Katharine S. Walter, Mariana Bento Tatara, Kesia Esther da Silva, Flora Martinez Figueira Moreira, Paulo Cesar Pereira dos Santos, Dândrea Driely de Melo Ferrari, Eunice Atsuko Cunha, Jason R. Andrews, Julio Croda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
transmission
genomic epidemiology
migration
borders
incarceration
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3839_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3839_article

Similar Items