A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study
Contact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Contact investigations are a major tenet of global tuberculosis elimination efforts, but for many reasons remain ineffective. We describe a novel...
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| author | Patrick K. Moonan Nicola M. Zetola James L. Tobias Joyce Basotli Rosanna Boyd Eleanor S. Click Mbatshi Dima Othusitse Fane Alyssa M. Finlay Matsiri Ogopotse Xiao J. Wen Chawangwa Modongo John E. Oeltmann |
| author_facet | Patrick K. Moonan Nicola M. Zetola James L. Tobias Joyce Basotli Rosanna Boyd Eleanor S. Click Mbatshi Dima Othusitse Fane Alyssa M. Finlay Matsiri Ogopotse Xiao J. Wen Chawangwa Modongo John E. Oeltmann |
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| description | Contact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Contact investigations are a major tenet of global tuberculosis elimination efforts, but for many reasons remain ineffective. We describe a novel neighbor-based approach to reframe contact investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bc7078cd9134407b33d56a17e7888ae2022-12-21T22:12:41ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592020-05-012651010101310.3201/eid2605.191568A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo StudyPatrick K. MoonanNicola M. ZetolaJames L. TobiasJoyce BasotliRosanna BoydEleanor S. ClickMbatshi DimaOthusitse FaneAlyssa M. FinlayMatsiri OgopotseXiao J. WenChawangwa ModongoJohn E. OeltmannContact investigation is one public health measure used to prevent tuberculosis by identifying and treating persons exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Contact investigations are a major tenet of global tuberculosis elimination efforts, but for many reasons remain ineffective. We describe a novel neighbor-based approach to reframe contact investigations.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-1568_articleMycobacterium tuberculosistuberculosisTBcontact investigationcontact tracingmapping |
| spellingShingle | Patrick K. Moonan Nicola M. Zetola James L. Tobias Joyce Basotli Rosanna Boyd Eleanor S. Click Mbatshi Dima Othusitse Fane Alyssa M. Finlay Matsiri Ogopotse Xiao J. Wen Chawangwa Modongo John E. Oeltmann A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study Emerging Infectious Diseases Mycobacterium tuberculosis tuberculosis TB contact investigation contact tracing mapping |
| title | A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study |
| title_full | A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study |
| title_fullStr | A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study |
| title_short | A Neighbor-Based Approach to Identify Tuberculosis Exposure, the Kopanyo Study |
| title_sort | neighbor based approach to identify tuberculosis exposure the kopanyo study |
| topic | Mycobacterium tuberculosis tuberculosis TB contact investigation contact tracing mapping |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/5/19-1568_article |
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