Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru

We performed a cross-border molecular epidemiology analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru, Spain, and Italy. This analysis revealed frequent transmission in Peru and exportation of a strain that recreated similar levels of transmission in Europe during 2007–2017. Transnational efforts...

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Main Authors: Fermín Acosta, Juan Agapito, Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Tatiana Cáceres, Christophe Sola, Laura Pérez-Lago, Estefanía Abascal, Marta Herranz, Erika Meza, Bernice Klotoe, Patricia Muñoz, Gian María Rossolini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Enrico Tortoli, Daniela María Cirillo, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Darío García de Viedma
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Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-03-01
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-0574_article
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author Fermín Acosta
Juan Agapito
Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe
Tatiana Cáceres
Christophe Sola
Laura Pérez-Lago
Estefanía Abascal
Marta Herranz
Erika Meza
Bernice Klotoe
Patricia Muñoz
Gian María Rossolini
Alessandro Bartoloni
Enrico Tortoli
Daniela María Cirillo
Eduardo Gotuzzo
Darío García de Viedma
author_facet Fermín Acosta
Juan Agapito
Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe
Tatiana Cáceres
Christophe Sola
Laura Pérez-Lago
Estefanía Abascal
Marta Herranz
Erika Meza
Bernice Klotoe
Patricia Muñoz
Gian María Rossolini
Alessandro Bartoloni
Enrico Tortoli
Daniela María Cirillo
Eduardo Gotuzzo
Darío García de Viedma
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description We performed a cross-border molecular epidemiology analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru, Spain, and Italy. This analysis revealed frequent transmission in Peru and exportation of a strain that recreated similar levels of transmission in Europe during 2007–2017. Transnational efforts are needed to control transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis globally.
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spelling doaj.art-60d7acd64d2d47ec97ca7c2fba04e3822022-12-21T23:52:49ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-03-0125359659810.3201/eid2503.180574Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in PeruFermín AcostaJuan AgapitoAndrea Maurizio CabibbeTatiana CáceresChristophe SolaLaura Pérez-LagoEstefanía AbascalMarta HerranzErika MezaBernice KlotoePatricia MuñozGian María RossoliniAlessandro BartoloniEnrico TortoliDaniela María CirilloEduardo GotuzzoDarío García de ViedmaWe performed a cross-border molecular epidemiology analysis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru, Spain, and Italy. This analysis revealed frequent transmission in Peru and exportation of a strain that recreated similar levels of transmission in Europe during 2007–2017. Transnational efforts are needed to control transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis globally.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-0574_articletuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisMDRmigrationexportationtransmission
spellingShingle Fermín Acosta
Juan Agapito
Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe
Tatiana Cáceres
Christophe Sola
Laura Pérez-Lago
Estefanía Abascal
Marta Herranz
Erika Meza
Bernice Klotoe
Patricia Muñoz
Gian María Rossolini
Alessandro Bartoloni
Enrico Tortoli
Daniela María Cirillo
Eduardo Gotuzzo
Darío García de Viedma
Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru
Emerging Infectious Diseases
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MDR
migration
exportation
transmission
title Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru
title_full Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru
title_fullStr Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru
title_full_unstemmed Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru
title_short Exportation of MDR TB to Europe from Setting with Actively Transmitted Persistent Strains in Peru
title_sort exportation of mdr tb to europe from setting with actively transmitted persistent strains in peru
topic tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MDR
migration
exportation
transmission
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-0574_article
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