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Volume 32, Number 9—September 2026

Posttuberculosis Consequences on Tuberculosis Prevention Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness among New Immigrants, Canada

Aotikuer Ainiwaer, Aashna Uppal, Kevin Schwartzman, Kamila Romanowski, Sarah K. Brode, James C. Johnston, and Jonathon R. Campbell

Author affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (A. Ainiwaer, K. Schwartzman, J.R. Campbell); University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (A. Uppal); Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal (K. Schwartzman, J.R. Campbell); McGill International TB Centre, Montreal (K. Schwartzman, J.R. Campbell); University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (K. Romanowski, J.C. Johnston); British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver (K. Romanowski, J.C. Johnston); University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (S.K. Brode); West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto (S.K. Brode)

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Total quality adjusted life years lost because of TB when considering acute and long-term consequences in the status quo scenario*

QALY Loss	Acute TB consequences only, referent	Post-TB elevated risk for death	Post-TB persistent disease	Elevated risk for death and persistent disease
Absolute QALY loss because of TB	312 (241–386)	491 (375–619)	482 (338–665)	657 (479–876)
Relative QALY loss because of TB compared with no post-TB consequences	1.0	1.6 (1.4–1.7)	1.5 (1.2–2.0)	2.1 (1.7–2.5)

*Values are no. (95% uncertainty range). TB, tuberculosis; QALY, quality adjusted life year.

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