Profile of tuberculosis among the foreign-born population in Japan, 2007–2014

Profile of tuberculosis among the foreign-born population in Japan, 2007–2014

The proportion of foreign-born people among the newly notified tuberculosis (TB) patients has been increasing in recent years and potentially poses a new challenge to TB control in Japan. In this report, we analysed the data from the Japan TB surveillance system between 2007 and 2014 to gain an over...

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Main Authors: Lisa Kawatsu, Kazuhiro Uchimura, Kiyohiko Izumi, Akihiro Ohkado, Nobukatsu Ishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2016-06-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
tuberculosis
foreign-born
surveillance system
Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/428/680

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