European Respiratory Journal
Volume 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 272-274

Preventing and controlling tuberculosis among refugees in Europe: More is needed (Letter) (Open Access)

Dara M. , Solovic I. , Goletti D. , Sotgiu G. , Centis R. , D'Ambrosio L. , Ward B. , Teixeira V. , Gratziou C. , Migliori G.B.*
  • a World Health Organization Office at the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
  • b National Institute for TB, Lung Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University Ruzomberok, Vysne Hagy, Slovakia
  • c Translational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy
  • d Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics Unit, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari - Research, Medical Education and Professional Development Unit, AOU Sassari, Sassari, Italy
  • e WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Via Roncaccio 16, Tradate, 21049, Italy
  • f WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Via Roncaccio 16, Tradate, 21049, Italy, Public Health Consulting Group, Lugano, Switzerland
  • g EU Affairs Dept, European Respiratory Society, Brussels, Belgium
  • h EU Affairs Dept, European Respiratory Society, Brussels, Belgium
  • i University Respiratory Medicine Unit, Evgenidio Hospital, Athens, Greece
  • j WHO Collaborating Centre for TB and Lung Diseases, Fondazione S. Maugeri, Care and Research Institute, Via Roncaccio 16, Tradate, 21049, Italy

Abstract

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Index Keywords

thorax radiography latent tuberculosis priority journal interferon gamma release assay tuberculosis Humans refugee Refugees European Union Europe screening Letter evidence based medicine human tuberculin test migrant migration lung tuberculosis

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DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00329-2016
ISSN: 09031936
Cited by: 13
Original Language: English