Insights on the Mycobacterium tuberculosis population structure associated with migrants from Portuguese-speaking countries over a three-year period in greater Lisbon, Portugal: Implications at the public health level

Tuberculosis among foreign-born patients is a key indicator of country-level epidemiological profiles and, of an increasing concern in Europe given the more intensified migratory waves of refugees. Since Portugal presents a lower immigrant-associated TB incidence rate when compared to other European...

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Main Author: Pereira, Catarina (author)
Other Authors: Gomes, Pedro (author), Taveira, Ricardo (author), Silva, Carla (author), Maltez, Fernando (author), Macedo, Rita (author), Costa, Catarina (author), Couvin, David (author), Rastogi, Nalin (author), Viveiros, Miguel (author), Perdigão, João (author), Portugal, Isabel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
M. Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Lisbon
Portugal
MIRU-VNTR
Migrants
RDRio
Spoligotyping
Infecções Respiratórias
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6351
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/6351

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