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Spring 2015

Eisenbeis, Lisa M

It is well established that the rates of tuberculosis (TB) among Aboriginal Peoples in Alberta are disproportionately higher than those in the Canadian-born 'other' population group (Jensen, Lau, Langlois-Klassen, et al., 2012). In addition, Aboriginal Peoples living on-reserve have higher rates...

Spring 2020

Heffernan, Courtney

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease that has an airborne route of transmission. It is a disease of poverty that exists in every country of the world. Within high-income, low TB burden settings, the disease increasingly affects vulnerable and underserved population groups who are...

Fall 2015

Lau, Angela S

Automated detection of “typical” pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) on chest radiograph (CXR) is warranted if it can be shown that patients with “typical” (vs “atypical”) CXRs are responsible for most public health consequences. Patient demographics and mycobacteriology of all adults (age >14 years)...

Spring 2013

Moffatt, Jessica

Aims: This study aims to 1) provide a platform to discuss and document one First Nations community’s experiences and impacts of tuberculosis (TB); and 2) to understand the social context occurring within the community which may promote continual disease transmission. Methods: This Community-Based...

Spring 2024

Asadi, Leyla

This thesis, comprising three published research papers, examines both Canada's tuberculosis (TB) surveillance strategies among foreign-born individuals and broader TB transmission dynamics. In Canada, a country with low TB incidence, most TB cases occur among the foreign-born population. The...

Spring 2012

Langlois-Klassen, Deanne L

Immigrant-receiving countries like Canada must meet the challenge of tuberculosis (TB) in their foreign-born populations. One puzzling question is why, despite fluctuating levels of immigration from high incidence source countries, only modest variations in foreign-born TB incidence have been...