Tuberculosis contact-tracing among Syrian refugee populations: lessons from Jordan

Tuberculosis contact-tracing among Syrian refugee populations: lessons from Jordan

Abstract Background In response to the influx of displaced Syrians since 2011, the Jordanian National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) implemented a specific Tuberculosis (TB) reduction strategy, including contact-tracing (CT). Contacts of all refugees diagnosed with pulmonary TB (PTB) were registered by...

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Main Authors: Edouard Hosten, Mandana Mehta, Emmanuel Andre, Khaled Abu Rumman, Dimitri Van der Linden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Syria
Refugees
Contact-tracing
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-018-0164-y

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