title: Tuberculosis exposure among evacuees at a shelter after earthquake, Japan, 2011.
abstract: Tuberculosis was diagnosed in a person who had stayed in a shelter after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A contact investigation showed that the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among other evacuees at the shelter was 20%. Our report underscores the importance of tuberculosis prevention and control after natural disasters.
authors: Miyagi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Kurihara, Japan. kanamori@med.tohoku.ac.jp
authors: Hajime
authors: H
authors: Kanamori
authors: Noboru
authors: N
authors: Aso
authors: Satoko
authors: S
authors: Tadano
authors: Miyoko
authors: M
authors: Saito
authors: Hiroo
authors: H
authors: Saito
authors: Bine
authors: B
authors: Uchiyama
authors: Noriomi
authors: N
authors: Ishibashi
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Inomata
authors: Shiro
authors: S
authors: Endo
authors: Tetsuji
authors: T
authors: Aoyagi
authors: Masumitsu
authors: M
authors: Hatta
authors: Mitsuhiro
authors: M
authors: Yamada
authors: Yoshiaki
authors: Y
authors: Gu
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Tokuda
authors: Hisakazu
authors: H
authors: Yano
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Kunishima
authors: Yoichi
authors: Y
authors: Hirakata
authors: Takao
authors: T
authors: Saijyo
authors: Miho
authors: M
authors: Kitagawa
authors: Mitsuo
authors: M
authors: Kaku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011638:Public Housing; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission
keywords: Japan; LTBI; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; TB; bacteria; disasters; earthquake; emergency shelter; exposure; latency; latent tuberculosis infection; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
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