Tuberculosis outbreak associated with a mosque: challenges of large scale contact tracing.
In this report, we describe the investigation and management of an outbreak of TB associated with a mosque in Scotland, and consider the implications of large-scale TB contact tracing. The screening of casual contacts in this setting was complex and time-consuming with a low detection rate.
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Health Protection, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*