Tuberculosis in migrants – screening, surveillance and ethics

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of human mortality and is responsible for nearly 2 million deaths every year. It is often regarded as a ‘silent killer’ because it predominantly affects the poor and marginalized, and disease outbreaks occur in ‘slow motion’ compared to Ebol...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Scandurra, Chris Degeling, Paul Douglas, Claudia C. Dobler, Ben Marais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Pneumonia
Subjects:
TB
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41479-020-00072-5