Tuberculosis, Fiji, 2002-2013

During 2002-2013, a total of 1,890 tuberculosis cases were recorded in Fiji. Notification rates per 100,000 population increased from 17.4 cases in 2002 to 28.4 in 2013. Older persons were most affected, but tuberculosis also increased sharply in persons 25-44 years of age.

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 547 - 549
Main Authors Pezzoli, Lorenzo, Gounder, Shakti, Tamani, Talatoka, Daulako, Mary Raori, Underwood, Frank, Mainawalala, Sakiusa, Nawadra-Taylor, Vasiti, Rafai, Eric, Gillini, Laura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2016
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
control program
Diagnosis
Disease Notification
Dispatch
epidemiology
Female
Fiji
Fiji - epidemiology
History, 21st Century
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Registries
Retrospective Studies
South Pacific
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - history
Tuberculosis - microbiology
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Tuberculosis, Fiji, 2002–2013
Young Adult
Fiji
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
epidemiology
control program
Fiji
bacteria
tuberculosis
South Pacific
trends
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Summary:During 2002-2013, a total of 1,890 tuberculosis cases were recorded in Fiji. Notification rates per 100,000 population increased from 17.4 cases in 2002 to 28.4 in 2013. Older persons were most affected, but tuberculosis also increased sharply in persons 25-44 years of age.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2203.151903