Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011

Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011

Tuberculosis was diagnosed in a person who had stayed in a shelter after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A contact investigation showed that the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among other evacuees at the shelter was 20%. Our report underscores the importance of tuberculosis preven...

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Main Authors: Hajime Kanamori, Noboru Aso, Satoko Tadano, Miyoko Saito, Hiroo Saito, Bine Uchiyama, Noriomi Ishibashi, Shinya Inomata, Shiro Endo, Tetsuji Aoyagi, Masumitsu Hatta, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Yoshiaki Gu, Koichi Tokuda, Hisakazu Yano, Hiroyuki Kunishima, Yoichi Hirakata, Takao Saijyo, Miho Kitagawa, Mitsuo Kaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
bacteria
TB
disasters
emergency shelter
earthquake
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/12-1137_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/5/12-1137_article

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