Eradication of Tuberculosis by Epidemiological Methods

Epidemiological Study of Tuberculosis in Northern Iran

Background & Purpose:  One of the most important united nation Millennium Development Goals is to control Tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to identify the high-risk areas of TB and other related factors of it in an epidemiological study. Materials & Methods:  In this retrospective study, the records of 1566 TB infected patients in healthcare centers of 17 cities of Mazandaran University of ...

The eradication of tuberculosis.

Bovine tuberculosis eradication.

Sec. 457. On or before October 15, 2008, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house agriculture committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the department’s progress toward meeting USDA requirements as outlined in the March 2007 bovine TB program review. The report shall i...

Epidemiological Investigation of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Tehran Province, 2006-2015

Background: On tuberculosis control standpoint, the treatment of children with TB is not considered a priority as they rarely transmit the disease and contribute little to the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic. Therefor this study conducted to describe pediatric TB cases, and to identify pattern of risk factors in non-endemic communities Materials and Methods: The present cross- sectiona...

Bovine tuberculosis eradication in Australia

The national bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis eradication pro­ gramme in Australia was developed in 1968 and officially started in July 1970 on a regional basis. The method of prophylaxis of bovine tuberculosis consis­ ted of a strict identification and systematic tuberculin testing of cattle as well as the inspection of carcasses at the abattoir in order to find the original herd of tubercu...