Can Australia eliminate TB? Modelling immigration strategies for reaching MDG targets in a low‐transmission setting

Can Australia eliminate TB? Modelling immigration strategies for reaching MDG targets in a low‐transmission setting

Abstract Background: The 2050 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for tuberculosis (TB) aim for elimination of TB as a public health issue. We used a mathematical modelling approach to evaluate the feasibility of this target in a low‐prevalence setting with immigration‐related strategies directed at...

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Main Authors: Justin T. Denholm, Emma S. McBryde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-02-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
latent tuberculosis infection
immigration
screening
mathematical model
public health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12161

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https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12161

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