Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strains, Alberta, Canada, 1991–2007
Beijing strains are speculated to have a selective advantage over other Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains because of increased transmissibility and virulence. In Alberta, a province of Canada that receives a large number of immigrants, we conducted a population-based study to determine whether Beij...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/12-1578_article |