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High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands

2004; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 10; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1004.030530

1080-6059

Annelies M. Vos, Abraham Meima, Suzanne Verver, Caspar W. N. Looman, Vivian Bos, Martien W. Borgdorff, J. Dik F. Habbema,

Migration, Health and Trauma

Abstract Incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis among immigrants from high incidence countries remain high for at least a decade after immigration into the Netherlands. Possible explanations are reactivation of old infections and infection transmitted after immigration. Control policies should be determined on the basis of the as-yet unknown main causes of the persistent high incidence.