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Ascertainment of non-respiratory tuberculosis in five boroughs by comparison of multiple data sources
1Bro Taf Health Authority, Cardiff. arun.mukerjee@bro-taf-ha.wales.nhs.uk
Communicable Disease and Public Health
|July 14, 1999
Abstract:
The incidence of non-respiratory tuberculosis (TB) is known to be rising in many parts of the world. Examination of the ascertainment of non-respiratory TB in five Welsh boroughs by comparing multiple data sources showed that statutory notifications missed nearly half (38/81) of all cases over a period of 10 years, and illustrates an urgent need to improve surveillance.