The relationship between seasonality, latitude and tuberculosis notifications in Pakistan
Abstract Background Pakistan ranks amongst the top 20 highest burden tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world. Approximately 369,548 cases of TB (all forms) were notified in 2018, with an estimated incidence of 265 per 100,000 people per year. In other settings, TB has been shown to demonstrate seas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05899-x |