Tuberculosis in Kindergarten and Primary School, Italy, 2008–2009
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An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in Italy involved 19 schoolchildren with active TB and 43 with latent infection. The source of the outbreak was a school assistant born in Italy who had a family history of TB. This outbreak highlights the need for maintaining clinical and public health expertise in countries with low TB incidence.
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دوره 17 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011