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- Title
Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002-2011.
- Authors
MacLachlan, Jennifer H.; Lavender, Caroline J.; Cowie, Benjamin C.
- Abstract
Seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. In Australia, seasonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in areas where UV exposure is reduced and vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent. Our findings suggest vitamin D deficiency as a factor in disease activation.
- Subjects
REPORTING of tuberculosis; TUBERCULOSIS diagnosis; ULTRAVIOLET radiation; VITAMIN D deficiency; ETIOLOGY of diseases; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 11, p1879
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1811.120456