A wrap-up of media coverage of the research:
TV3: Tuberculosis live and well in New Zealand
Sunday Star TImes: Study shatters TB risk around migrants
Radio New Zealand: Overcrowding increases TB risk – study
Newstalk ZB: Better housing would reduce TB
The research, which is available for download below, was completed by He Kainga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago, Wellington. It was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Professor Baker will be presenting his findings in public lectures this week in Wellington. Visit the events section for more details.
For more information contact:
Associate Professor Michael Baker
Department of Public Health
University of Otago, Wellington
Tel. 04 918 6802
Mob. 021 355 056
To speak to other experts on tuberculosis, contact the Science Media Centre on 04 499 5476 or smc@sciencemediacentre.co.nz