International Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , September 2009

Seasonal variation among tuberculosis suspects in four countries

  • Biggie Mabaera

      Affiliations

    • University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
    • University Research Co. (URC), P.O. Box 11975, Maseru, Lesotho.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +266 22312700; fax: +266 22326117.
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  • Nymadawa Naranbat

      Affiliations

    • National Centre for Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nam-Yan-Ju Street, Ulaanbaatar- 210648, Mongolia
    • 17/1 Ramsgate Street, Glenelg south, SA-5045, Australia.
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  • Achilles Katamba

      Affiliations

    • Kampala City Council, Public Health Department, P.O. Box 21696, Kampala, Uganda
    • International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 boulevard Saint Michel, 75006 Paris – France.
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  • Dumitru Laticevschi

      Affiliations

    • Tuberculosis/AIDS Project Coordination Unit, 20 Sciusev str. MD2020, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
    • Rue de Zurich 38, CH1201 Geneva, Switzerland.
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  • Jens M. Lauritsen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health, Dpt. Biostatistics. University of Southern Denmark, J.B.Winsløwsvej 9b, DK5000 Odense C, Denmark
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  • Hans L. Rieder

      Affiliations

    • International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 boulevard Saint Michel, 75006 Paris – France

Received 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 22 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.06.006

International Health
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