Decline of Tuberculosis Burden in Vietnam Measured by Consecutive National Surveys, 2007–2017
Hai Viet Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen
, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Frank Cobelens, Alyssa Finlay, Cu Huy Dao, Veriko Mirtskhulava, Philippe Glaziou, Huyen T.T. Pham, Petra de Haas, and Edine Tiemersma
Author affiliations: National Tuberculosis Programme, Hanoi, Vietnam (H.V. Nguyen, H.B. Nguyen, N.V. Nguyen, C.H. Dao, H.T.T. Pham); Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (H.V. Nguyen, F. Cobelens); US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Vietnam Office, Hanoi (A. Finlay); KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Den Haag, the Netherlands (V. Mirtskhulava, P. de Hass, E. Tiemersma); World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (P. Glaziou).
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Figure 1. Summary results and comparison between the first (A) and second (B) national TB prevalence surveys in Vietnam, 2007 and 2017. Asterisk (*) indicates differences in methods between the 2 surveys. MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NTM, nontuberculosis mycobacteria; TB, tuberculosis; +, positive; –, negative.
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