Tuberculosis control in refugee settlements.
Tuberculosis and its management in refugees and other displaced persons in temporary settlements poses a challenge to organisations coordinating and providing care in refugee emergencies. This paper offers a consensus of the co-sponsoring agencies on practical recommendations for implementing measures aimed at both interrupting transmission of tuberculosis and treatment of individual patients.
Rieder
H L
HL
Division of Tuberculosis Control, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Snider
D E
DE
Toole
M J
MJ
Waldman
R J
RJ
Leowski
J
J
ten Dam
H G
HG
Styblo
K
K
Gabaudan
M
M
Tailhades
M
M
D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012036:Refugees; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*