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A shelter-associated tuberculosis outbreak: a novel strain introduced through foreign-born populations.

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique - 6 Nov 2012

Moreau Danusia, Gratrix Jennifer, Kunimoto Dennis, Beckon Avril, Der Evelina, Hansen Elisabeth, Chui Linda, Ahmed Rabia

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OBJECTIVE: An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in a large urban apartment building and three homeless shelters within a one-block radius in Edmonton, Alberta occurred between 2008 and 2009. The purpose of this report is to describe the transmission dynamics of this multiethnic, multicentre inner-city TB outbreak. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted through the Integrated Public Health Information...

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