Decreased Tuberculosis Incidence and Declining Clustered Case Rates, Madrid

Decreased Tuberculosis Incidence and Declining Clustered Case Rates, Madrid

To determine effect of recent tuberculosis transmission rates on incidence rates, we conducted 2 prospective population-based molecular epidemiologic studies in Madrid during 1997–1999 (4% immigrants) and 2002–2004 (14.9% immigrants). Case rates decreased in association with declining clustered case...

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Main Authors: Jesús Iñigo, Araceli Arce, Elia Palenque, Darío García de Viedma, Fernando Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis transmission
molecular epidemiology
tuberculosis prevention and control
dispatch
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0233_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0233_article

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