Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009–20141
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During 2009-2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20-29 years of age.
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دوره 23 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017