Tuberculosis Microepidemics among Dispersed Migrants, Birmingham, UK, 2004–2013

Abstract

To determine if local transmission was responsible for rising tuberculosis incidence in a recently dispersed migrant community in Birmingham, UK, during 2004–2013, we conducted enhanced epidemiologic investigation of molecular clusters. This technique identified exact locations of social mixing and chains of apparent recent transmission, which can be helpful for directing resources.

Keywords

• tuberculosis
• molecular epidemiology
• contact tracing
• human migration
• United Kingdom
• UK