Jun Wang

TL;DR: The rise in foreign-born homeless persons with TB strains likely acquired overseas suggests that the risk for drug-resistant strains entering the homeless shelter system may be escalating.

TL;DR: During the earliest stages of the A(H1N1) pandemic, most public health benefits potentially attainable through the screening of air travellers could have been achieved by screening travellers at only eight airports.

TL;DR: With the global population approaching seven billion and international access to commercial air travel expanding, the number, frequency and scale of human congregations has increased dramatically during the past half century.

TL;DR: Patient-provider communication and health systems factors played a large role in the survival of the cohort of foreign born tuberculosis outpatients, suggesting that language barriers and the provision of care by experienced providers in specialized clinic settings may have important effects on health outcomes.