Esther Jung, Valentina A. Alarcón, Wilfredo Santos Solís Tupes, Tatiana Avalos-Cruz, Marco Tovar, Erika Abregu, Max Z. Yang, Jason R. Andrews, Moises A. Huaman
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During January–September 2024, a national active case-finding program in Peru’s prisons screened >38,000 persons for tuberculosis (TB) using chest radiography with automated interpretation and rapid molecular tests. The program found high percentages of TB, rifampin-resistant TB, and asymptomatic infections, demonstrating the urgent need for systematic screening among incarcerated populations.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases is a monthly open access journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The primary goal of this peer-reviewed journal is to advance the global recognition of both new and reemerging infectious diseases, while also enhancing our understanding of the underlying factors that contribute to disease emergence, prevention, and elimination.
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