1/ There has been a dramatic decrease of TB in the UK, and much of it is due to a decrease among those who had spent time in a country with a high prevalence of the disease.
@PHE_uk @Health_IOM @IOM_ROVienna @IOM_UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tuberculosis-cases-in-england-hit-lowest-ever-levels …
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2/ Pre-entry screening for TB - much of it carried out by @Health_IOM via its health assessment work in many countries - had a measurable effect in contributing to this decrease. @PHE_uk @IOM_ROVienna @IOM_UK
See our #thoraxbmj study for more in depth:https://thorax.bmj.com/content/73/8/769 …
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