Inequities between migrants and non-migrants with TB: Surveillance evidence from the Brazilian border State of Roraima.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Until 2014, there was already a significant burden of TB in Roraima, with this State being among the most affected ones in Brazil. Since 2015, though, there has been a progressive increase in cases of TB in the state of Roraima, with a notorious concentration of cases in Venezuelan migrants. Active international migration in border territories should be seen as a warning signal about the need to strengthen health surveillance and One Health actions that encompass all components involved in the risk of active transmission of diseases as tuberculosis in these scenarios.

Objective

This study aims to analyze and compare migrants and non-migrants notified with TB in the State of Roraima in Brazil and identify inequities in terms of diagnosis, access to treatment and

SUBMITTER: de Almeida Soares D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791919 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature