Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Northern Territory, Australia

澳大利亚的北领地（NT）是澳大利亚结核病（TB）发病率最高的地区，结核病是一种对土著人影响最大的疾病。导致结核病在北部地区传播的因素尚不完全清楚。我们计划使用细菌DNA的“全基因组测序”技术，以更好地了解结核病在新界的传播。这将有助于指导结核病控制政策。

The Northern Territory (NT) of Australia has the highest jurisdiction-specific rates of tuberculosis (TB) in Australia, and TB is a disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous people. The factors that contribute to the spread of TB in the NT are incompletely understood. We plan to use technology known as “whole genome sequencing” of bacterial DNA to better the understanding of the spread of TB in the NT. This will help guide TB control policies.