Tuberculosis Microepidemics among Dispersed Migrants, Birmingham, UK, 2004–2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Munang, Melinda L. ; Browne, Catherine ; Khanom, Shaina ; Evans, Jason T. ; Smith, E. Grace ; Hawkey, Peter M. ; Kunst, Heinke ; Welch, Steven B. ; Dedicoat, Martin J.
• Description:
  To determine if local transmission was responsible for rising tuberculosis incidence in a recently dispersed migrant community in Birmingham, UK, during 2004-2013, we conducted enhanced epidemiologic investigation of molecular clusters. This technique identified exact locations of social mixing and chains of apparent recent transmission, which can be helpful for directing resources.
• Subjects:
  Cluster Analysis DNA, Bacterial Genetic Loci Humans Incidence Minisatellite Repeats Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Risk Factors Sentinel Surveillance Transients And Migrants Tuberculosis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(3):524-527.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United Kingdom
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0a1780da11b8ed647d1df89f009be37281c79a35d036fe76d0fbcb7eb68caa62
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/28084/cdc_28084_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.16 MB ]