Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kanamori, Hajime ; Aso, Noboru ; Tadano, Satoko ; Saito, Miyoko ; Saito, Hiroo ; Uchiyama, Bine ; Ishibashi, Noriomi ; Inomata, Shinya ; Endo, Shiro ; Aoyagi, Tetsuji ; Hatta, Masumitsu ; Yamada, Mitsuhiro ; Gu, Yoshiaki ; Tokuda, Koichi ; Yano, Hisakazu ; Kunishima, Hiroyuki ; Hirakata, Yoichi ; Saijyo, Takao ; Kitagawa, Miho ; Kaku, Mitsuo
• Description:
  Tuberculosis was diagnosed in a person who had stayed in a shelter after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A contact investigation showed that the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among other evacuees at the shelter was 20%. Our report underscores the importance of tuberculosis prevention and control after natural disasters.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Disasters Earthquakes Female Humans Latent Tuberculosis Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Public Housing Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(5):799-801.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Japan
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:12b9e3c875c9ace0d39324cf6853dd6c7c936fde0b05b42d8142c7f711e538ef
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18962/cdc_18962_DS1.pdf
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