High Incidence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis a Decade after Immigration, Netherlands
Open Access
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 10 (4), 736-739
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030530
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.Keywords
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