American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Dec 2020
Impact of Effective Global Tuberculosis Control on Health and Economic Outcomes in the United States.
Rationale: Most U. S. residents who develop tuberculosis (TB) were born abroad, and U. S. ⋯ The total U. S. economic burden of TB (including the value of averted TB deaths) would be 21% (95% uncertainty interval, 16-28%) lower (18 billion dollars [95% uncertainty level, 8-32 billion dollars]). Conclusions: In addition to producing major health benefits for high-burden countries, strengthened efforts to achieve effective global TB control could produce substantial health and economic benefits for the United States.