Tuberculosis in Solomon Islands: why declining case notifications may not reflect true incidence

Tuberculosis in Solomon Islands: why declining case notifications may not reflect true incidence

Interpretation of tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data in Solomon Islands between 2016 and 2022 should be informed by local conditions, including pandemic disruptions in contact tracing. The TB surveillance data recently reported by Yanagawa et al. has features indicative of underdiagnosis. We thus a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Western Pacific surveillance and response journal 2024-07, Vol.15 (3), p.1-44
Hauptverfasser: Bush, Dylan M, Waneoroa, Alice Siuna, Maefiti, Emire Meone, Fitzpatrick, Thomas H, Wore, Elizabeth, Chiang, Silvia S
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Sprache:eng
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Disease Notification - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Melanesia - epidemiology
Non Theme Issue
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Interpretation of tuberculosis (TB) surveillance data in Solomon Islands between 2016 and 2022 should be informed by local conditions, including pandemic disruptions in contact tracing. The TB surveillance data recently reported by Yanagawa et al. has features indicative of underdiagnosis. We thus advise caution in the interpretation of this data.
ISSN:2094-7321
2094-7313
2094-7313
DOI:10.5365/wpsar.2024.15.3.1174