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β is the rate that an infectious case will successfully transmit the infection to a susceptible individual.
"A highly infectious case, combined with poor infection control can easily lead to this kind of cluster," says Mike Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
The SAR captures the risk of disease after exposure to an infectious case but does not accurately estimate the risk of disease after acquiring new infection.
Airborne transmission of M. tuberculosis is more likely when duration and proximity of contact with an infectious case increase [19], [20].
Current surveillance systems describe general risk of tuberculosis in a population but do not characterize the risk to an individual following exposure to an infectious case.
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There have been no further infectious cases at the school.
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In practice, the World Health Organisation sets two main targets: 70% of newly infectious cases should be detected, and 85% of those cured.
Our study implicated that sound TB infection control measures, including diagnosis and prompt treatment of infectious cases should be prioritized.
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