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An overview of tuberculosis outbreaks reported in the years 2011-2020.
BMC infectious diseases - 20 Apr 2023
Żukowska Lidia, Zygała-Pytlos Daria, Struś Katarzyna, Zabost Anna, Kozińska Monika, Augustynowicz-Kopeć Ewa, Dziadek Jarosław, Minias Alina
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BACKGROUND: In many countries tuberculosis (TB) remains a highly prevalent disease and a major contributor to infectious disease mortality. The fight against TB requires surveillance of the population of strains circulating worldwide and the analysis of the prevalence of certain strains in populations. Nowadays, whole genome sequencing (WGS) allows for accurate tracking of TB transmission. Currently, there is a...
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