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SUBMITTER: Ragonnet R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6631049 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ragonnet Romain R Underwood Frank F Doan Tan T Rafai Eric E Trauer James J McBryde Emma E
Tropical medicine and infectious disease 20190424 2
The tuberculosis (TB) health burden in Fiji has been declining in recent years, although challenges remain in improving control of the diabetes co-epidemic and achieving adequate case detection across the widely dispersed archipelago. We applied a mathematical model of TB transmission to the TB epidemic in Fiji that captured the historical reality over several decades, including age stratification, diabetes, varying disease manifestations, and incorrect diagnoses. Next, we simulated six interven ...[more]