M.R. Kadivar, M.R. Ghaneh Shirazi, R. Khavandegaran, F. Karimi, M. 2007 Rates of tuberculosis are high among migrants from high incidence countries. This study determined the epidemiology of tuberculosis among Afghan immigrants in Fars province, southern Islamic Republic of Iran. From April 2000 to April 2002, all records were examined for new tuberculosis patients of Afghan origin registered at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. A total of 371 patients 208 males, 163 females were found: 74.9 pulmonary and 25.1 extrapulmonary cases. Of the 278 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, 157 56.5 were sputum ...