title: The movement of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis across borders in East Africa needs a regional and global solution.
abstract: Kevin Cain and colleagues reflect on the cross border movement of people from Somalia with MDR-TB and the implications for MDR-TB programs in East Africa.
authors.affiliation: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.affiliation: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.affiliation: Kenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamene
authors.affiliation: Kenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sitienei
authors.affiliation: United States Agency for International Development, East Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Subroto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: International Organization for Migration, Dadaab and Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galev
authors.affiliation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.affiliation: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Orkhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nasibov
authors.affiliation: Kenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Jackson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kioko
authors.affiliation: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: De Cock
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D058872:Epidemics; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D012036:Refugees; D012998:Somalia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents