Estimating the impact of newly arrived foreign-born persons on tuberculosis in the United States.

<h4>Background</h4>Among approximately 163.5 million foreign-born persons admitted to the United States annually, only 500,000 immigrants and refugees are required to undergo overseas tuberculosis (TB) screening. It is unclear what extent of the unscreened nonimmigrant visitors contribut...

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Main Authors: Yecai Liu, John A Painter, Drew L Posey, Kevin P Cain, Michelle S Weinberg, Susan A Maloney, Luis S Ortega, Martin S Cetron
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/494aa3f8aa5543fb9edd39c2eff1421e
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