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Tuberculosis Outbreaks in State Prisons, United States, 2011-2019.
American journal of public health - 1 Aug 2022
Stewart Rebekah J, Raz Kala M, Burns Scott P, Kammerer J Steve, Haddad Maryam B, Silk Benjamin J, Wortham Jonathan M
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Objectives. To understand the frequency, magnitude, geography, and characteristics of tuberculosis outbreaks in US state prisons. Methods. Using data from the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System, we identified all cases of tuberculosis during 2011 to 2019 that were reported as occurring among individuals incarcerated in a state prison at the time of diagnosis. We used whole-genome sequencing to define 3 or...
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