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Annual risk of M. tuberculosis infection

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Risk of an uninfected person becoming infected with M. tuberculosis in a one-year period.

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Tuberculosis infection (TBI)

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Risk of an uninfected person becoming infected with the TB organism in a one year period

From: WHO
Year: 2007
Source: Tuberculosis care and control in refugee and displaced populations : an interagency field manual

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