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Tuberculosis
Studies from M. Martinezlirola et al provide new data on tuberculosis
July 22nd, 2008
According to a study from Madrid, Spain, "An increase in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in immigrants has changed the socioepidemiologic scenario in Spain. It is generally assumed that TB in immigrants is the result of importation of infection, but the role of recent transmission is rarely considered." "Standard contact tracing is not suitable for the survey of transmission in this complex scenario. During the study period (2003-2006), we genotyped 356 (90.4%) of 394 isolates from patients with microbiologically confirmed TB in Almeria, the province with the highest percentage of TB cases among immigrants in Spain. The epidemiologic survey of TB transmission was...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-22)
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