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Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: A novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission

Hella, Jerry and Morrow, Carl and Mhimbira, Francis and Ginsberg, Samuel and Chitnis, Nakul and Gagneux, Sebastien and Mutayoba, Beatrice and Wood, Robin and Fenner, Lukas. (2017) Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: A novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission. Journal of Infection, 75 (3). pp. 191-197.

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Abstract

For tuberculosis (TB) transmission to occur, an uninfected individual must inhale the previously infected breath. Our objective was to identify potential TB transmission hotspots in metropolitan city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and to model the annual risk of TB transmission in different locations of public importance.; We collected indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) data from markets, prisons, night clubs, public transportation, religious and social halls, and from schools. Study volunteers recorded social contacts at each of the locations. We then estimated the annual risks of TB transmission using a modified Wells-Riley equation for different locations.; The annual risks of TB transmission were highest among prison inmates (41.6%) and drivers (20.3%) in public transport. Lower transmission risks were found in central markets (4.8% for traders, but 0.5% for their customers), passengers on public transport (2.4%), public schools (4.0%), nightclubs (1.7%), religious (0.13%), and social halls (0.12%).; For the first time in a country representative of sub-Saharan Africa, we modelled the risk of TB transmission in important public locations by using a novel approach of studying airborne transmission. This approach can guide identification of TB transmission hotspots and targeted interventions to reach WHO's ambitious End TB targets.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology (MPI) > Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution Unit (Gagneux)
UniBasel Contributors:Chitnis, Nakul and Gagneux, Sebastien and Fenner, Lukas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0163-4453
e-ISSN:1532-2742
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:23 Oct 2017 10:27
Deposited On:23 Oct 2017 10:27

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