Migrant tuberculosis: the extent of transmission in a low burden country
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- 18 March 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (1) , 60
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-60
Abstract
Human migration caused by political unrest, wars and poverty is a major topic in international health. Infectious diseases like tuberculosis follow their host, with potential impact on both the migrants and the population in the recipient countries. In this study, we evaluate Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission between the national population and migrants in Denmark.Keywords
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