TY - JOUR AU - MacLachlan, Jennifer AU - Lavender, Caroline AU - Cowie, Benjamin T1 - Effect of Latitude on Seasonality of Tuberculosis, Australia, 2002–2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 11 SP - 1879 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. In Australia, seasonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in areas where UV exposure is reduced and vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent. Our findings suggest vitamin D deficiency as a factor in disease activation. KW - tuberculosis KW - epidemiology KW - public health KW - surveillance KW - seasonal variation KW - periodicity KW - vitamin D KW - sunlight KW - migration KW - Australia KW - latitude KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria DO - 10.3201/eid1811.120456 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/11/12-0456_article ER - End of Reference