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Infectious Diseases Epidemiology & Surveillance - Department of Health Victoria.
Tuberculosis (TB) - Department of Health Victoria.
Tuberculosis - NSW Health.
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney.

References used for this fact sheet

  • Tuberculosis – community information, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Unit, Department of Health Victoria. More information here.
  • What is TB?, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, USA. More information here.
  • Questions and answers about TB, 2009, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More information here.
  • Tuberculosis notifications 1991–Present , National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government. More information here.

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