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Clonal expansion across the seas as seen through CPLP-TB database: A joint effort in cataloguing Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in Portuguese-speaking countries.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2019
Perdigão João, Silva Carla, Diniz Jaciara, Pereira Catarina, Machado Diana, Ramos Jorge, Silva Hugo, Abilleira Fernanda, Brum Clarice, Reis Ana J, Macedo Maíra, Scaini João L, Silva Ana B, Esteves Leonardo, Macedo Rita, Maltez Fernando, Clemente Sofia, Coelho Elizabeth, Viegas Sofia, Rabna Paulo, Rodrigues Amabélia, Taveira Nuno, Jordao Luísa, Kritski Afrânio, Lapa E Silva José R, Mokrousov Igor, Couvin David, Rastogi Nalin, Couto Isabel, Pain Arnab, McNerney Ruth, Clark Taane G, von Groll Andrea, Dalla-Costa Elis R, Rossetti Maria Lúcia, Silva Pedro E A, Viveiros Miguel, Portugal Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem within the Community of Portuguese Language Speaking Countries (CPLP). Despite the marked variation in TB incidence across its member-states and continued human migratory flux between countries, a considerable gap in the knowledge on the Mycobacterium tuberculosis population structure and strain circulation between the countries still exists. To address this, we...
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