Schwalb A, Kayumba K, Houben RMGJ, Bothamley GH. Recent Travel and Tuberculosis in Migrants: Data From a Low-Incidence Country.
Clin Infect Dis 2024;
78:742-745. [PMID:
37939790 PMCID:
PMC10954334 DOI:
10.1093/cid/ciad672]
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) incidence rates among migrants are higher than those in low-incidence countries. We evaluated smear-positive, pulmonary TB notifications of foreign-born individuals, comparing time since arrival and time since last return travel to the country of origin. TB incidence suggests a time course consistent with recent infection during travel.
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