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The challenges of tuberculosis (TB) control vary significantly between countries with a low and high incidence of TB. A major focus of TB control efforts in countries with a low incidence of TB is on treatment of latent TB infection in high-risk groups [1] including contacts of patients with active TB [2], patients with medical conditions that increase the risk of TB reactivation [3–5] and migrants from settings with a high incidence of TB [6, 7].
Abstract
Operational research, community initiatives and NGOs play an important role in improving TB care in low- and middle-income countries http://ow.ly/wpjO30kA3fu
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Conflict of interest: None declared.
Support statement C.C. Dobler was supported by a fellowship from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (APP1123733).
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