Transmissibility of tuberculosis among students and non-students: an occupational-specific mathematical modelling

• Main Authors: Qiuping Chen (Author), Shanshan Yu (Author), Jia Rui (Author), Yichao Guo (Author), Shiting Yang (Author), Guzainuer Abudurusuli (Author), Zimei Yang (Author), Chan Liu (Author), Li Luo (Author), Mingzhai Wang (Author), Zhao Lei (Author), Qinglong Zhao (Author), Laurent Gavotte (Author), Yan Niu (Author), Roger Frutos (Author), Tianmu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recently, despite the steady decline in the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic globally, school TB outbreaks have been frequently reported in China. This study aimed to quantify the transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) among students and non-students using a mathematical...