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Comment
. 2019 Jun;19(6):578.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30219-1.

New conceptual framework for tuberculosis transmission

Justin T Okano  1 , Sally Blower  2
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Comment

New conceptual framework for tuberculosis transmission

Justin T Okano et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

A new conceptual framework for understanding and modeling tuberculosis transmission in HIV-endemic settings

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Declaration of interests

JTO and SB declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure:. HIV prevalence and mobility maps for Malawi.
Figure: (A) Map of Malawi’s road network and cities. Main roads are shown in green, residential roads in gray. Towns are denoted with green circles, major cities with red circles, and lakes by striped blue regions. (B) HIV epidemic map, constructed from HIV-testing data, showing the geographic variation in prevalence (%) in 15–49 year olds. (C) Mobility map showing the percentage of 15–49 year olds who made one or more overnight trips in the past 12 months. Data used to construct (B) and (C) are from the 2015–16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey.
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