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. 2019 Jun 6;16(6):e1002824. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002824

Fig 1. What would it take to eliminate TB in Canada? A pictorial description.

Fig 1

Shown is the distribution of TB disease among risk groups. In Canada and other low-incidence countries, 70% of TB disease arises in foreign-born persons. Thus, 7 out of every 10 people in this figure would be foreign-born; in some countries, these individuals may also carry national recommendations for LTBI screening and treatment [10]. The box represents the 49 TB cases (out of every 50 now reported) that must be prevented in order to reach the elimination target of 1 case per million population [4,8]. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; LTBI, latent TB infection; TB, tuberculosis; WHO, World Health Organization.