Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2016)

Tuberculosis, Fiji, 2002–2013

  • Lorenzo Pezzoli,
  • Shakti Gounder,
  • Talatoka Tamani,
  • Mary Raori Daulako,
  • Frank Underwood,
  • Sakiusa Mainawalala,
  • Vasiti Nawadra-Taylor,
  • Eric Rafai,
  • Laura Gillini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2203.151903
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 3
pp. 547 – 549

Abstract

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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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