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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Screening
Research from University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine provides new data on HIV/AIDS co-infection screening
October 28th, 2008
A report, 'The epidemiology of tuberculosis in Ottawa, Canada, 1995-2004,' is newly published data in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. "In Ottawa (population 774,072), active tuberculosis (TB) cases are reported to Ottawa Public Health. There has been no comprehensive local epidemiological analysis to date," scientists in Ottawa, Canada report. "We report the epidemiology of TB in Ottawa and identify areas of improvement. We reviewed TB cases reported to the Reportable Disease Information System from 1995 to 2004 to determine epidemiological characteristics, drug resistance, use of directly observed treatment (DOT) and rates of human...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-10-28)
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