Tuberculosis in foreign students in Japan, 2010–2014: a comparison with the notification rates in their countries of origin

This study characterizes the foreign students with tuberculosis (TB) registered in Japan from 2010 to 2014 and compares their TB notification rates with those in their countries of origin. The TB notification rates in foreign students were retrieved from the National Epidemiological Surveillance of...

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Main Authors: Masaki Ota, Kazuhiro Uchimura, Seiya Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2016-05-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
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Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/415/671