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Comparative Study Between Tuberculosis Incidence Rates in the Two Largest Metropolitan Areas of PortugalEstudio comparativo de la incidencia de tuberculosis en las dos áreas metropolitanas más grandes de portugal

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Acknowledgments

Rita Gaio and Óscar Felgueiras were partially supported by CMUP (UID/MAT/00144/2013), which is funded by FCT (Portugal) with national (MEC) and European structural funds (FEDER), under the partnership agreement PT2020.

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    The relative weight of other groups, such as children under five years of age and immigrants, increased despite the overall decline in incidence.1 In Portugal regional differences in risk of TB have been reported, with more densely populated regions such as Lisbon and Tagus Valley (LTV) and North regions being more affected.6-8 To analyse the differences in magnitude of decline and to better understand risk from surveillance data, further analysis of the available data is needed.

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