Tuberculosis outbreak in a nursing home involving undocumented migrants and Israeli citizens

• Main Authors: Z. Mor (Author), N. Nuss (Author), M. Savion (Author), I. Nissan (Author), M. Lidji (Author), S. Maneshcu (Author), H. Kaidar-Shwartz (Author), Z. Amitai (Author), E. Rorman (Author), R. Sheffer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Objectives Israel has absorbed > 60,000 migrant from the horn of Africa (MHOA) since 2006. No cross-transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from MOHA to Israeli citizens has yet been reported. This study describes the results of contact investigation and laboratory work-out of a uniqu...