title: Effect of latitude on seasonality of tuberculosis, Australia, 2002-2011.
abstract: Seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. In Australia, seasonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in areas where UV exposure is reduced and vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent. Our findings suggest vitamin D deficiency as a factor in disease activation.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Jennifer H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Maclachlan
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavender
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Cowie
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D062306:Geography, Medical; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D013472:Sunlight; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency