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Title: | Tuberculosis: global emergency, local implications |
Authors: | Galea Baron, Ann |
Keywords: | Tuberculosis -- Malta Epidemiology Infection Tuberculosis -- Mortality |
Issue Date: | 1997 |
Citation: | Galea Baron, A. (1997). Tuberculosis: global emergency, local implications (Master's dissertation). |
Abstract: | An account of the various factors leading to the global resurgence of tuberculosis focusing in detail on the epidemiology of the disease in Malta for the time period 1986-1995. A set of indicators are identified which can be applied as standardised markers for continued evaluation of the trends of the disease and the services available for its treatment and control. A study of notification and mortality data describes the detailed epidemiology of tuberculosis in Malta. The incidence of tuberculosis during the period studied was 7 per 100,000, and the trends among the local population indicate that eradiction is possible if factors which may introduce new infections within the local population are controlled. A series of studies in special populations identified emerging groups with higher risk of tuberculosis in Malta: persons infected with HIV, intravenous drug users, foreign workers and prisoners. The implications of these results for the control of tuberculosis are codified in a consensus document developed as part of this research. |
Description: | M.PHIL. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/32893 |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacM&SMed - 1997 |
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