Tuberculosis among Foreign-born Persons, Singapore, 2000–2009
We determined the proportion of foreign-born persons with tuberculosis (TB) in Singapore. This proportion increased from 25.5% in 2004 to 37.6% in 2009. Unskilled workers from countries with high incidences of TB accounted for the highest number of and greatest increase in foreign-born TB case-patie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-03-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/3/10-1615_article |