Tuberculosis (TB) causes significant morbidity and mortality in high-income countries with
foreign-born individuals bearing a disproportionate burden of the overall TB case burden in …

Background Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in prisons has been reported worldwide to be
much higher than that reported for the corresponding general population. Methods and …

Background Tuberculosis is a communicable disease of public health concern that
inequitably impacts the most vulnerable populations worldwide. Vulnerable populations are …

As tuberculosis (TB) rates continue to decline in native populations in most low TB incidence
countries, the proportion of TB patients born outside their country of residence ('foreign …

Background Migrants account for a large and growing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases
in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) …

Crises caused by armed conflict, forced population displacement, or natural disasters result
in high rates of excess morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. Many of these crises …

Migrants and ethnic minorities in the UK have higher rates of tuberculosis (TB) compared
with the general population. Historically, much of the disparity in incidence between UK-born …

In industrialized countries, tuberculosis (TB) cases are concentrated among immigrants and
driven by reactivation of imported latent TB infection (LTBI). We examined mechanisms used …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 i Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence
countries Page 3 ii WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Towards tuberculosis …

Abstract Background In 2018, there were 70.8 million refugees, asylum seekers and persons
displaced by wars and conflicts worldwide. Many of these individuals face a high risk for …