https://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/12/E939.long
Background: The foreign-born population bears a disproportionate health burden from tuberculosis, with a rate of active tuberculosis 20 times that of the non-Aboriginal Canadian-born population, and could therefore benefit from tuberculosis screening programs. We reviewed evidence to determine the burden of tuberculosis in immigrant populations, to assess the effectiveness of screening and treatment programs for latent tuberculosis infection, and to identify potential interventions to improve effectiveness.
Greenaway C, Sandoe A, Vissandjee B, Kitai I, Gruner D, Wobeser W, Pottie K, Ueffing E, Menzies D, Schwartzman K; Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health. CMAJ. 2011 Sep 6;183(12):E939-51. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090302. Epub 2010 Jul 15. PMID: 20634392
