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10710943

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Understanding the epidemiology of tuberculosis in migrant communities and designing adequate and comprehensive control strategies is a major challenge facing public health authorities in many low-prevalence countries. In The Netherlands, screening immigrants from tuberculosis high prevalence countries has been conducted since 1966. In this paper, we review risk factors for tuberculosis in migrant populations, the public health importance of tuberculosis and the current screening policy in The Netherlands. TB treatment outcome in migrant populations and operational considerations that ought to be taken into account to optimize current screening practices are also reviewed. The article recommends the setting-up of an information system to evaluate the effectiveness of screening immigrants in The Netherlands, and adjustment of screening policies where needed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0300-2977
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Tuberculosis screening among immigrants in The Netherlands: what is its contribution to public health?
pubmed:affiliation
Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Association (KNCV), Den Haag, The Netherlands. rbwire@kncvtbc.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't