Article
Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages and strain clustering within urban and peri-urban settings in Ethiopia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Taye Hawult, Alemu Kassahun, Mihret Adane, Ayalew Sosina, Hailu Elena, Wood James L N, Shkedy Ziv, Berg Stefan, Aseffa Abraham
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous work has shown differential predominance of certain Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) lineages and sub-lineages among different human populations in diverse geographic regions of Ethiopia. Nevertheless, how strain diversity is evolving under the ongoing rapid socio-economic...
Topics
- Adult
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Ethiopia
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- Urban Population