Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011 - Vol. 19 No. 5 - May 2013 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011 - Vol. 19 No. 5 - May 2013 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011 - Vol. 19 No. 5 - May 2013 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
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Tuberculosis Exposure among Evacuees at a Shelter after Earthquake, Japan, 2011 - Vol. 19 No. 5 - May 2013 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC
In the aftermath of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, many survivors were forced to live in shelters under harsh and unsanitary conditions. The occurrence and outbreaks of infectious diseases at shelters after the earthquake were of concern because conducting standard precautions was difficult and access to health care was poor. Influenza outbreaks and an increase in pneumonia cases in shelters were reported after the earthquake (1,2), and infection control activities were required to support shelters in efforts to minimize infectious diseases (3). We report a case of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a person who stayed at a shelter after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the results of an investigation of the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among evacuees and others who were exposed to this patient.
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