Battling tuberculosis in an island context with a high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases: epidemiology, progress, and lessons learned in Kiribati, 2000 to 2012

Battling tuberculosis in an island context with a high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases: epidemiology, progress, and lessons learned in Kiribati, 2000 to 2012

Highlights • We examined the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in Kiribati from 2000 to 2012. • Case notifications, incidence, and prevalence have increased since 2000. • The 2015 goals for TB control are unlikely to be met. • Kiribati has a complex mix of TB risk factors (e.g., smoking, diabetes, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of infectious diseases 2015-01, Vol.30 (C), p.135-141
Hauptverfasser: Hoy, Damian, Kienene, Takeieta, Reiher, Bereka, Roth, Adam, Tira, Teatoa, McKenzie, Jeanie, Merilles, Onofre Edwin A, Viney, Kerri
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease
Island
Kiribati
Lessons learned
Male
Micronesia - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Pacific
Poverty
Prevalence
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Risk Factors
Smoking
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - mortality
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • We examined the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in Kiribati from 2000 to 2012. • Case notifications, incidence, and prevalence have increased since 2000. • The 2015 goals for TB control are unlikely to be met. • Kiribati has a complex mix of TB risk factors (e.g., smoking, diabetes, and alcohol).
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2014.11.025