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Tuberculosis
Research on tuberculosis reported by R.L. Gilbert et al
June 9th, 2009
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "To investigate whether trends in tuberculosis (TB) rates across Europe are linked to patterns of migration. Descriptive analysis of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development population statistics and EuroTB data for 21 European countries for 1996-2005." "TB notification rates increased in only three of the 21 countries: the United Kingdom, Norway and Sweden. In all three countries, approximately three quarters of cases were foreign-born. The UK had the third highest number of foreign nationals overall, but the highest number from a country with a TB incidence >= 250 cases/100000 (21.9000,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-09)
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