Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children After Natural Disasters, Bohol, Philippines

Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children After Natural Disasters, Bohol, Philippines

In 2013, a severe earthquake and typhoon affected Bohol, Philippines. To assess the postdisaster risk for emergence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children, we conducted a cross-sectional multistage cluster study to estimate the prevalence of tuberculin skin test (TST) positivity and tub...

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Main Authors: Kristy O. Murray, Nina T. Castillo-Carandang, Anna M. Mandalakas, Andrea T. Cruz, Lauren M. Leining, Salvacion R. Gatchalian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
pediatric tuberculosis
Philippines
cluster survey
prevalence
epidemiology
children
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/19-0619_article

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