SUMMARY A syndemic is defined as the convergence of two or more diseases that act
synergistically to magnify the burden of disease. The intersection and syndemic interaction …

The application of genotyping tools to the analysis of tuberculosis (TB) has allowed us to
identify clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to strain level. M. tuberculosis …

Immigrants arriving from high-incidence tuberculosis (TB) countries may pose a threat to TB
control in low-incidence European host countries. Besides the immediate morbidity and …

Background The overall incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Western Europe has been
declining since the 19 th Century. However, immigrant sub-groups from high-prevalence …

Background The analysis of transmission of tuberculosis (TB) is challenging in areas with a
large migrant population. Standard genotyping may fail to differentiate transmission within …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) in emerging cities is often a disease of recent immigrants,
and understanding this epidemiology is crucial for designing effective control and prevention …

Clonally complex infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis are progressively more
accepted. Studies of their dimension in epidemiological scenarios where the infective …

The introduction of genotypic tools to analyze Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates has
transformed our knowledge of the transmission dynamics of this pathogen. We discuss the …

Molecular epidemiology has transformed our knowledge of how tuberculosis (TB) is
transmitted. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has reached unprecedented levels of …

Background Eastern province of Saudi Arabia is an industrial zone with large immigrant
population and high level of tuberculosis case notification among immigrants. The impact of …