Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis among Somalis in Minnesota1

Rock, R. Bryan; Sutherland, Wendy M.; Baker, Cristina; Williams, David N.

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Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis among Somalis in Minnesota1

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By Rock, R. Bryan ; Sutherland, Wendy M. ; Baker, Cristina ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Rock, R. Bryan ; Sutherland, Wendy M. ; Baker, Cristina ; Williams, David N.
Description:

To analyze extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Somalis living in Minnesota, we reviewed surveillance and public health case management data on tuberculosis cases in ethnic Somalis in Minnesota from 1993 through 2003. The presence of these recent immigrants substantially affects the local epidemiology and clinical manifestation of tuberculosis.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Dispatch Emigration And Immigration Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Peritonitis, Tuberculous Prevalence Tuberculosis, Lymph Node Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(9):1434-1436.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

U52/CCU500507-22-1/CC/ODCDC CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:

Minnesota ; Somalia
Location:

North America ; Africa
Volume:

12
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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