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. 2004 Apr;10(4):736-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1004.030530.

High incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis persists a decade after immigration, The Netherlands

Annelies M Vos  1 , Abraham Meima, Suzanne Verver, Caspar W N Looman, Vivian Bos, Martien W Borgdorff, J Dik F Habbema
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High incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis persists a decade after immigration, The Netherlands

Annelies M Vos et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

Incidence rates of pulmonary tuberculosis among immigrants from high incidence countries remain high for at least a decade after immigration into the Netherlands. Possible explanations are reactivation of old infections and infection transmitted after immigration. Control policies should be determined on the basis of the as-yet unknown main causes of the persistent high incidence.

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Incidence rates after immigration, according to country of origin. Central and Eastern (C&E) Europe includes Cyprus and the former Soviet Union.
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