Transmission of tuberculosis between foreign-born and Finnish-born populations in Finland, 2014-2017.

We describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) and characterized Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates to evaluate transmission between foreign-born and Finnish-born populations. Data on TB cases were obtained from the National Infectious Disease Register and denominator data on l...

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Main Authors: Pirre Emilia Räisänen, Marjo Haanperä, Hanna Soini, Petri Ruutu, J Pekka Nuorti, Outi Lyytikäinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250674