Immigrant Arrival and Tuberculosis among Large Immigrant- and Refugee-Receiving Countries, 2005–2009
Joint Authors
Painter, John A.
White, Zachary
Douglas, Paul
Abubakar, Ibrahim
Njoo, Howard
Halverson, Jessica
Robson, John
Posey, Drew L.
Archibald, Chris
Source
Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Tuberculosis control in foreign-born populations is a major public health concern for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States, large immigrant- and refugee-receiving countries that comprise the Immigration and Refugee Health Working Group (IRHWG).
Identifying and comparing immigration and distribution of foreign-born tuberculosis cases are important for developing targeted and collaborative interventions.
Methods.
Data stratified by year and country of birth from 2005 to 2009 were received from these five countries.
Immigration totals, tuberculosis case totals, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) case totals from source countries were analyzed and compared to reveal similarities and differences for each member of the group.
Results.
Between 2005 and 2009, there were a combined 31,785,002 arrivals, 77,905 tuberculosis cases, and 888 MDR TB cases notified at the federal level in the IRHWG countries.
India, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines accounted for 41.4% of the total foreign-born tuberculosis cases and 42.7% of the foreign-born MDR tuberculosis cases to IRHWG.
Interpretation.
Collaborative efforts across a small number of countries have the potential to yield sizeable gains in tuberculosis control for these large immigrant- and refugee-receiving countries.
American Psychological Association (APA)
White, Zachary& Painter, John A.& Douglas, Paul& Abubakar, Ibrahim& Njoo, Howard& Archibald, Chris…[et al.]. 2017. Immigrant Arrival and Tuberculosis among Large Immigrant- and Refugee-Receiving Countries, 2005–2009. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205262
Modern Language Association (MLA)
White, Zachary…[et al.]. Immigrant Arrival and Tuberculosis among Large Immigrant- and Refugee-Receiving Countries, 2005–2009. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
White, Zachary& Painter, John A.& Douglas, Paul& Abubakar, Ibrahim& Njoo, Howard& Archibald, Chris…[et al.]. Immigrant Arrival and Tuberculosis among Large Immigrant- and Refugee-Receiving Countries, 2005–2009. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205262
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1205262