Investigation of a suspected tuberculosis outbreak in a long-term care facility, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, July-October 2013

• C. Mugero,
• C. Atchison,
• S. Machingaidze,
• B. Maphosa,
• A. Takalani,
• M. Beery,
• P. Kweza,
• G.M. Ntshoe,
• J. Thomas,
• S. Fynn,
• O. Matuka,
• T. Singh,
• G. Sekobe

Affiliations

C. Mugero

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

C. Atchison

Public Health England, London, United Kingdom

S. Machingaidze

National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

B. Maphosa

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

A. Takalani

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

M. Beery

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

P. Kweza

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa

G.M. Ntshoe

National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Johannesburg, South Africa

J. Thomas

National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Johannesburg, South Africa

S. Fynn

eThekwini Department of Health, Durban, South Africa

O. Matuka

National Institute for Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa

T. Singh

National Institute of Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa

G. Sekobe

National Institute for occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa