2020
Impact of Effective Global Tuberculosis Control on Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States
Menzies NA, Bellerose M, Testa C, Swartwood N, Malyuta Y, Cohen T, Marks SM, Hill AN, Date AA, Maloney SA, Bowden SE, Grills AW, Salomon JA. Impact of Effective Global Tuberculosis Control on Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 202: 1567-1575. PMID: 32645277, PMCID: PMC7706168, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0526oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal TB controlTB incidence trendsEnd TB StrategyTB controlTB casesIncidence trendsEconomic burdenWorld Health Organization's End TB StrategyTB incidence rateGlobal tuberculosis controlHigh-burden countriesTotal economic burdenMajor health benefitsBase case scenarioBirth countryTB incidenceTB epidemiologyTuberculosis controlTB StrategyIncidence rateHealthcare costsIncidence reductionInfection riskTuberculosisSubstantial healthHigh-resolution estimates of tuberculosis incidence among non-U.S.-born persons residing in the United States, 2000–2016
Hill AN, Cohen T, Salomon JA, Menzies NA. High-resolution estimates of tuberculosis incidence among non-U.S.-born persons residing in the United States, 2000–2016. Epidemics 2020, 33: 100419. PMID: 33242759, PMCID: PMC7808561, DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2020.100419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence risk ratioTuberculosis incidence rateIncidence rateTuberculosis riskTuberculosis casesNational Tuberculosis Surveillance SystemTuberculosis prevention effortsNew tuberculosis casesLow incidence rateTuberculosis Surveillance SystemBirth countryTuberculosis incidenceRisk ratioTuberculosis trendsHigh-income countriesYounger agePrevention effortsEffective targetingCohortEntry yearCommunity surveySurveillance systemRegression modelsAgeUnited States
2018
The impact of migration on tuberculosis in the United States
Menzies NA, Hill AN, Cohen T, Salomon JA. The impact of migration on tuberculosis in the United States. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 1392-1403. PMID: 30606311, PMCID: PMC6353558, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmigrants and ImmigrantsEmigration and ImmigrationHumansIncidenceLatent TuberculosisMass ScreeningPopulation SurveillanceTuberculosisUnited StatesConceptsTB casesTB burdenHigher tuberculosis ratesNew TB casesLow-incidence settingsEntry yearActive TBTB epidemiologyTB riskIncidence estimatesTuberculosis ratesLifetime casesUnited StatesRiskPopulation residentGreater exposureBurdenNative-born populationPopulationCountry of originTBYearsTuberculosisCasesInfection