Paediatric tuberculosis during universal and selective < em > Bacillus < /em > Calmette-Gu érin vaccination policy: a nationwide population-based retrospective study, Finland, 1995-2015

DiscussionPaediatric TB cases in Finland were concentrated in families with migrant background from high-TB incidence countries. The native TB morbidity in under 5-year-olds did not increase after the BCG policy revision, suggesting that selective vaccinations can prevent TB in the most vulnerable age group in low-incidence settings. Second-generation migrants under 15 years in Finland with high TB risk are probably increasing.PMID:33739257 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.11.1900711
Source: Euro Surveill - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research