Modeling historical tuberculosis epidemics among Canadian First Nations: effects of malnutrition and genetic variation

Late 19th century epidemics of tuberculosis (TB) in Western Canadian First Nations resulted in peak TB mortality rates more than six times the highest rates recorded in Europe. Using a mathematical modeling approach and historical TB mortality time series, we investigate potential causes of high TB...

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Main Authors: Sarah F. Ackley, Fengchen Liu, Travis C. Porco, Caitlin S. Pepperell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1237.pdf