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Ian Haase

 
9783836465625: The Geography of Tuberculosis
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 3836465620 ISBN 13: 9783836465625
Editorial: KS OmniScriptum Publishing, 2008

Sinopsis

While the overall annual incidence of tuberculosis (TB) on the Island of Montreal has been stable at 10 per 100,000 in recent years, incidence varies tremendously by country of birth and by neighbourhood. It is not clear how much of this variation reflects population distribution, and how much reflects localized risk factors and/or local transmission. Precise mapping and spatial statistical analysis allowed for the identification of two types of TB concentrations: hotspots - raw concentrations of cases, and high-incidence zones - where TB incidence significantly exceeds the rate expected. The high-incidence zones were not fully explained by known risk factors for TB, such as high population densities or low incomes, when aggregated at the census tract level. The results were linked with Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping data to search for evidence of recent transmission.We found that there is substantial aggregation of TB in Montreal, beyond the concentration of the foreign-born as a group, and evidence of recent transmission contributing to high incidence was uncovered in one area of the city.

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While the overall annual incidence of tuberculosis (TB) on the Island of Montreal has been stable at 10 per 100,000 in recent years, incidence varies tremendously by country of birth and by neighbourhood. It is not clear how much of this variation reflects population distribution, and how much reflects localized risk factors and/or local transmission. Precise mapping and spatial statistical analysis allowed for the iden­tification of two types of TB concentrations: hotspots - raw concen­trations of cases, and high-incidence zones - where TB incidence significantly exceeds the rate expected. The high-incidence zones were not fully explained by known risk factors for TB, such as high popu­lation densities or low incomes, when aggregated at the census tract level. The results were linked with Mycobacterium tuberculosis geno­typing data to search for evidence of recent transmission. We found that there is substantial aggregation of TB in Montreal, beyond the concentration of the foreign-born as a group, and evi­dence of recent transmission contributing to high incidence was un­covered in one area of the city.

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Editorial
KS OmniScriptum Publishing
Año de publicación
2008
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3836465620
ISBN 13 
9783836465625
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
124
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