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Tuberculosis
Reports from Kuwait University, Medical Department describe recent advances in tuberculosis
October 14th, 2008
"There is a paucity of published data on the pattern of pulmonary tuberculosis among migrant workers entering Middle Eastern countries particularly Kuwait. The objectives of this study were to use routine health surveillance data i) to estimate the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among migrant workers at entry in Kuwait and ii) to determine the occurrence of any time trends in the proportions of pulmonary tuberculosis positive workers over the study period," researchers in Kuwait report. "The monthly aggregates of daily number of migrants tested and the number of pulmonary tuberculosis cases detected during routine health examinations of migrant workers from...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-14)
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