Volume 16, Number 3—March 2010
Dispatch
Global Origin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Midlands, UK
Jason T. Evans
, Sarah Gardiner, E. Grace Smith, Richard Webber, and Peter M. Hawkey
, Sarah Gardiner, E. Grace Smith, Richard Webber, and Peter M. Hawkey
Table 1
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from CEL groups, the Midlands, UK*
| Continent and CEL group | No. (%) isolates |
|---|---|
| Africa | 263 (6) |
| Somalia | 130 (3) |
| Other, n = 18 groups |
133 (3) |
| North and South America | |
| CEL group, n = 3 groups |
18 (0) |
| Asia | 2,421 (58) |
| India | 912 (22) |
| Pakistan | 777 (18) |
| Pakistan–Kashmir | 212 (5) |
| Bangladesh | 199 (5) |
| Northern India | 95 (2) |
| Other, n = 22 groups |
226 (5) |
| Europe | 1,473 (35) |
| England | 1,031 (25) |
| Ireland | 123 (3) |
| Scotland | 99 (2) |
| Wales | 98 (2) |
| Other, n = 23 groups |
122 (3) |
| Unclassified |
32 (0) |
| Total | 4,207 (100) |
*CEL, cultural, ethnic, and linguistic. CEL groups representing <1% (42 isolates) of the total are not shown.
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