Background: The foreign-born population bears a disproportionate health burden from
tuberculosis, with a rate of active tuberculosis 20 times that of the non-Aboriginal Canadian …

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis infection and disease remain a significant cause of global
morbidity and mortality. The burden of tuberculosis disease is greatest in the developing …

Summary Background In Canada, tuberculosis disproportionately affects the foreign-born
population. The national tuberculosis medical surveillance programme aims to prevent …

Current tuberculosis control strategies in Canada rely exclusively on screening and
surveillance of immigrants. This is consistent with current public health discourse that …

Background: Many people immigrating to Canada come from countries with a high burden of
tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to develop a detailed epidemiologic profile of foreign …

Although there is no evidence that imported tuberculosis increases the incidence of the
disease in host countries, the rise in migration worldwide raises concerns regarding the …

All adult immigrant applicants to Canada undergo chest radiographic screening for
tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculin skin testing could reduce the number of chest X-rays, and …

An online appendix of the recommendations of the Canadian Tuberculosis Committee and
its Immigration Subcommittee for screening immigrants is available at www. cmaj …

For many individuals from developing countries, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
is almost inevitable. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of immigrants …

Background Continuing rises in tuberculosis notifications in the UK are attributable to cases
in foreign-born immigrants. National guidance for immigrant screening is hampered by a …