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| l | Identical
fingerprints thought to represent recently |
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| transmitted
disease (Alland et al. Bronx, NY & Small |
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| et
al. San Francisco, NEJM 1994) |
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| l | US-born
more likely than FB to have clustered |
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| (identical)
IS6110 fingerprints |
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| l | Lack
of fingerprint clustering among FB means |
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| reactivation,
yet surveillance studies point to |
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| recently
acquired disease! |
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| – | Catchment
area: FB from particular
country/region in |
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| US. What about the those remaining back home? |
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