Tuberculosis Immunoreactivity Surveillance in Malawi (Timasamala)—A protocol for a cross-sectional Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity survey in Blantyre, Malawi
Rickman H, Phiri M, Feasey H, Mbale H, Nliwasa M, Semphere R, Chagaluka G, Fielding K, Mwandumba H, Horton K, Nightingale E, Henrion M, Mbendera K, Mpunga J, Corbett E, MacPherson P. Tuberculosis Immunoreactivity Surveillance in Malawi (Timasamala)—A protocol for a cross-sectional Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity survey in Blantyre, Malawi. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0291215. PMID: 38787869, PMCID: PMC11125513, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual risk of TB infectionDisease prevalence surveyArea-level risk factorsHIV prevalence citiesPrevalence surveyCase notificationPublic health programmesCross-sectional surveyRisk of TB infectionEpidemiological dataAccurate epidemiological dataHealth programmesTB goalsTargeted interventionsTB infectionTB programmeHigh-risk groupDisease notificationTB surveillanceInterferon-gamma release assayRisk factorsAnnual riskBlantyreMalawiSurvey
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