Identifying and mapping TB hot spots in an urban slum by integrating geographic positioning system and the local postman - A PILOT STUDY

C. Chandrasheker (Hyderabad, India), V. Sanjeev Kumar Neela (Hyderabad, India), V. Valluri (Hyderabad, India)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Tuberculosis epidemiology, bronchiectasis, other infections and spirometry
Session: Tuberculosis epidemiology, bronchiectasis, other infections and spirometry
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2789
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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