Cross-Border Movement of Highly Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Papua New Guinea to Australia through Torres Strait Protected Zone, 2010–2015
Arnold Bainomugisa, Sushil Pandey, Ellen Donnan, Graham Simpson, J’Belle Foster, Evelyn Lavu, Stenard Hiasihri, Emma S. McBryde, Rendi Moke, Steven Vincent, Vitali Sintchenko, Ben J. Marais, Lachlan J.M. Coin, and Christopher Coulter
Author affiliations: Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (A. Bainomugisa, S. Pandey, C. Coulter); The University of Queensland, Brisbane (A. Bainomugisa, L.J.M. Coin); Queensland Department of Health, Brisbane (E. Donnan, C. Coulter); Cairns Tuberculosis Unit, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (G. Simpson, S. Vincent); James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (J. Foster, E.S. McBryde); Central Public Health Laboratory, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (E. Lavu); Western Province Health Office, Daru, Papua New Guinea (S. Hiasihri); Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby (R. Moke); Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (V. Sintchenko); The University of Sydney, Sydney (V. Sintchenko, B.J. Marais)
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Figure 1. Communities within and boundaries of Torres Strait Protected Zone. Green arrow indicates Saibai Island, Australia; red arrow Mabaduan village, Papua New Guinea; and blue arrow Daru Island, Western Province Provincial Capital, Papua New Guinea. Inset depicts location of Torres Strait Protected Zone between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Operational details on how the 1978 Torres Strait Treaty functions can be accessed online (https://dfat.gov.au/geo/torres-strait/Documents/torres-strait-guidelines.pdf). Map obtained with permission from Butler JRA, Tawake A, Skewes T, McGrath V. Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and fisheries management in the Torres Strait, Australia: the catalytic role of turtles and dugong as cultural keystone species. Ecology and Society. 2012;17:34 (8).
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