A cluster of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients arriving in Europe from the Horn of Africa: A molecular epidemiological study

<h4>Background</h4> <p>The risk of tuberculosis outbreaks among people fleeing hardship for refuge in Europe is heightened. We describe the cross-border European response to an outbreak of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients from the Horn of Africa and Sudan.</p>...

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Main Authors: Walker, T, Merker, M, Knoblauch, A, Helbling, P, Schoch, O, van der Werf, M, Kranzer, K, Fiebig, L, Kröger, S, Haas, W, Hoffmann, H, Indra, A, Egli, A, Cirillo, D, Robert, J, Rogers, T, Groenheit, R, Mengshoel, A, Mathys, V, Haanperä, M, Soolingen, D, Niemann, S, Böttger, E, Keller, P
Format: Journal article
Published: Elsevier 2018