Increase in tuberculosis cases among prisoners, Brazil, 2009-2014

During 2009–2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20–29 years of age.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 496 - 499
Main Authors Bourdillon, Paul M, Goncalves, Crhistinne C.M, Pelissari, Daniele Maria, Arakaki-Sanchez, Denise, Ko, Albert I, Croda, Julio, Andrews, Jason R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Brazil
Development and progression
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Increase in Tuberculosis Cases among Prisoners, Brazil, 2009–2014
Mycobacterium
Prison overcrowding
Prisoners
Prisons
Smoking
Surveys
Tuberculosis
Brazil
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ISSN1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI10.3201/eid2303.161006

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Summary:During 2009–2014, incarceration rates in Brazil rose 34%, and tuberculosis (TB) cases among prisoners rose 28.8%. The proportion of national TB cases that occurred among prisoners increased from 6.2% to 8.4% overall and from 19.3% to 25.6% among men 20–29 years of age.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2303.161006