Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014

Autor: Paul M, Bourdillon, Crhistinne C M, Gonçalves, Daniele Maria, Pelissari, Denise, Arakaki-Sanchez, Albert I, Ko, Julio, Croda, Jason R, Andrews
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Popis: During 2009–2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20–29 years of age.
Databáze: OpenAIRE