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Tuberculosis
Recent findings in tuberculosis described by researchers from University of Otago
August 26th, 2008
"Tuberculosis ( TB) remains an important infectious disease in New Zealand ( NZ) and globally, but risk factors for transmission are still poorly understood. This research aimed to identify whether household crowding contributes to TB transmission in NZ," investigators in Wellington, New Zealand report. "This ecological study used TB surveillance and census data to calculate TB incidence rates by census area unit (CAU). Census data were used to determine CAU characteristics including proportion of household crowding ( a bedroom deficit of one or more), proportion of population who are migrants born in high-TB-incidence countries, median household income, and deprivation...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-26)
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