Modelling tuberculosis trends in the USA

We present a mathematical transmission model of tuberculosis in the USA. The model is calibrated to recent trends of declining incidence in the US-born and foreign-born populations and is used in assessing relative impacts of treatment of latently infected individuals on elimination time, where elim...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2012-10, Vol.140 (10), p.1862-1872
Main Authors: HILL, A. N., BECERRA, J. E., CASTRO, K. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annual reports
Biological and medical sciences
Depopulation
Disease control
Disease models
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Latent tuberculosis
Microbiology
Models, Statistical
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Parameter estimation
Parametric models
Population parameters
Surveillance
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:We present a mathematical transmission model of tuberculosis in the USA. The model is calibrated to recent trends of declining incidence in the US-born and foreign-born populations and is used in assessing relative impacts of treatment of latently infected individuals on elimination time, where elimination is defined as annual incidence
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S095026881100286X