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Editorial
. 2017 Mar 23;22(12):30489.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.12.30489.

Ending tuberculosis in risk groups in Europe: challenges from travel and population movement

Charlotte Jackson  1 , Ibrahim Abubakar  1
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Editorial

Ending tuberculosis in risk groups in Europe: challenges from travel and population movement

Charlotte Jackson et al. Euro Surveill. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Europe; air travel; air-borne infections; bacterial infections; migration; tuberculosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: CJ has undertaken paid consultancy work for Otsuka Pharmaceutical outside the scope of this publication. IA declares no conflict of interest.

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