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Tuberculosis
New data from University of California illuminate research in tuberculosis
July 22nd, 2008
"The epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States is changing as the incidence of disease becomes more concentrated in foreign-born persons," researchers in the United States report. "Mycobacterium bovis appears to be contributing substantially to the TB incidence in some binational communities with ties to Mexico," wrote T.C. Rodwell and colleagues, University of California. The researchers concluded: "We conducted a retrospective analysis of TB case surveillance data from the San Diego, California, region from 1994 through 2005 to estimate incidence trends, identify correlates of M. bovis disease, and evaluate risk factors for deaths...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-22)
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