ArticleThorax2023
Outcomes from a national screening program for Ukrainian refugees at risk of drug resistant tuberculosis in Wales.
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- Prevalence and risk factors for key infectious diseases amongst migrants to the UK: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- National TB cohort review evaluation: insights for control strategies in low-incidence settings.IJTLD open · 2026Article
- The Russo-Ukrainian War's toll on paediatric health during the first two years and future research directions: a scoping review.Communications medicine · 2025Review
- Creating expert patients: outcomes from a national digital therapeutic approach for people with asthma in Wales.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Community-based testing of migrants for infectious diseases (COMBAT-ID): observational cohort study measuring the effectiveness of routine testing for infectious diseases among migrants attending primary care.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Analysis of the impact of crises tuberculosis incidence in Ukraine amid pandemics and war.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- TB among refugees from Ukraine in European countries.IJTLD open · 2024Article
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Abstract
High rates of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ukraine suggest screening is necessary to mitigate public health hazards for host populations. A pathway was implemented in Wales and data prospectively collected Between 8 April and 21 December 2022. Of 5425 Ukrainian arrivals, notifications were received by TB teams on 2395 (44%) of whom 1955 (82%) were screened. The refugees were young (median age 30, IQR 14-41), and predominantly female (66.1%). Interferon- gamma release assay (IGRA) tests were positive in 112 (6.5%). One Case of active tuberculosis was identified (0.05%). Our data supports European guidelines that routine screening of this population is not recommended, but we remain uncertain as to the risks of this population going forwards.
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