High rate of transmission in a pulmonary tuberculosis outbreak in a primary school, north-eastern Italy, 2019.
Euro Surveill
; 24(24)2019 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-31213222
ABSTRACT
Italy is a low-incidence country for tuberculosis (TB). We describe a TB outbreak in a primary school in north-eastern Italy, involving 10 cases of active pulmonary disease and 42 cases of latent infection. The index case was detected in March 2019, while the primary case, an Italian-born schoolteacher, was likely infectious since January 2018. Administration of a pre-employment health questionnaire to school staff with sustained contact with children should be considered in low-incidence countries.
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Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Surtos de Doenças
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Europa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article