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. 2022 Sep 27;10(10):1919. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10101919

Figure 2.

Figure 2

World maps displaying the relative incidence of autoimmune disorders and relative BCG utilization. (A) World map displaying the relative incidence of autoimmune disease in 2017. Note that the incidence is greatest in the U.S., Canada, and western Europe, followed by Australia and South Africa (https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/autoimmune-disease-prevalence-in-the-western-world.51642/ Accessed on 22 September 2022). Permission granted by original author, Joel Weinstock–Tufts Medical Center. (B) World map displaying the utilization of BCG. a: Countries with current universal BCG vaccination program. b: Countries that used to recommend universal BCG vaccination but no longer. c: Countries that never had universal BCG vaccination programs. Note that BCG utilization is least in U.S., Canada, Europe, Russia, and Australia. Permission granted by original authors (Dr. Marcel Behr-McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada) [59]. Composite map used by permission–Dr. Dow [60].