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Volume 30, Number 3—March 2024
Research

Geographic Variation and Environmental Predictors of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Laboratory Surveillance, Virginia, USA, 2021–20231

Brendan Mullen, Eric R. Houpt, Josh Colston, Lea Becker, Sharon Johnson, Laura Young, Jasie Hearn, Joe Falkinham, and Scott K. HeysellComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA (B. Mullen, E.R. Houpt, J. Colston, L. Becker, S. Johnson, S.K. Heysell); Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA (L. Young, J. Hearn); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (J. Falkinham III)

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Geographic distribution and variables of interest for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and Mycobacterium abscessus infections, Virginia, USA, 2021–2023. County-level prevalence (cases/100,000 person-years) of A) MAC/M. abscessus; C) MAC; and E) M. abscessus. B) M. abscessus distribution as a percentage of total MAC/M. abscessus infections. D) Percentage of residents using self-supplied water. F) Saturated water vapor pressure in millibars.

Figure 2. Geographic distribution and variables of interest for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and Mycobacterium abscessus infections, Virginia, USA, 2021–2023. County-level prevalence (cases/100,000 person-years) of A) MAC/M. abscessus; C) MAC; and E) M. abscessus. B) M. abscessus distribution as a percentage of total MAC/M. abscessus infections. D) Percentage of residents using self-supplied water. F) Saturated water vapor pressure in millibars.

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1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the Union-North America Region (NAR) conference, February 22–25, 2023, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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