Igiene e sanità pubblica
Volume 67, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 793-804

[Tuberculosis and immigration: criticality and possible remedial actions]. [Tubercolosi ed immigrazione: criticità e possibili azioni risolutive.] (Article)

D'Auria A.* , Renzi S. , Napoli P.A. , Franco E.
  • a Scuola di Specializzazione di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy
  • b [Affiliation not available]
  • c [Affiliation not available]
  • d [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

The conditions of social and environmental degradation of immigrants in the host country cause an increase of tuberculosis disease and infectivity risk. Without an effective vaccine, difficulties in accessing treatment and diagnosis services represent the emergency to face. Present world situation imposes a revision of the guidelines for disease control, looking at the critical aspects, by implementing surveillance systems, with the aim of identifying and treating tuberculosis cases in order to reduce the risk of spreading.

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Index Keywords

poverty Population Surveillance human statistics Practice Guidelines as Topic multidrug resistant tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Humans lung tuberculosis Adolescent male Emigrants and Immigrants Tuberculosis, Pulmonary female tuberculosis risk factor Risk Factors prevalence Incidence Article adult migration world health organization Emigration and Immigration Italy practice guideline health survey
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ISSN: 00191639
Original Language: Italian