Tuberculosis Beijing strain outbreak in an Israeli Arab rural community linked to an incarcerated immigrant

H. Bishara; E. Rorman; Z. Mor; D. Shechter-Amram; D. Weiler-Ravell

doi:10.5588/ijtld.14.0429

Tuberculosis Beijing strain outbreak in an Israeli Arab rural community linked to an incarcerated immigrant

H. Bishara, E. Rorman, Z. Mor, D. Shechter-Amram, D. Weiler-Ravell

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Abstract

A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak with six definite and four probable cases, caused by a Beijing strain isolate, occurred in an Arab rural community in north Israel. Using epidemiological investigation and strain genotyping, we identified the source case as an incarcerated immigrant. This outbreak illustrates how a systematic breakdown in TB prevention and control measures at multiple levels, within prisons and upon exiting prison, can result in rapid, cross-ethnic transmission of TB to a low-risk population. The close social bonds in this rural community and downsizing of the regional TB clinic staff may also have contributed to the magnitude of this outbreak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1502-1504
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.14.0429
State	Published - 1 Dec 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Control
Cross-ethnic
Prison
Public health
Transmission

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Infectious Diseases

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Tuberculosis Beijing strain outbreak in an Israeli Arab rural community linked to an incarcerated immigrant

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