Increase in tuberculosis cases among prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014

Increase in tuberculosis cases among prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014

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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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2017-03, Vol.23 (3), p.496-499
Hauptverfasser: Bourdillon, Paul M, Goncalves, Crhistinne C.M, Pelissari, Daniele Maria, Arakaki-Sanchez, Denise, Ko, Albert I, Croda, Julio, Andrews, Jason R
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Sprache:eng
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Brazil
Development and progression
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009–2014
Mycobacterium
Prison overcrowding
Prisoners
Prisons
Smoking
Surveys
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2303.161006