Open AccessAnalysis on spatial-temporal distribution characteristics of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in China, 2004–2015
Author(s) -
Qiang Mao,
Chenghui Zeng,
Dacheng Zheng,
Yang Ya-hong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.02.038
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , outbreak , china , demography , spatial relationship , tuberculosis , statistic , epidemiology , population , environmental health , geography , statistics , pathology , physics , mathematics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , optics
In China, tuberculosis (TB) is still a major infectious disease threatening people's health. Smear positive pulmonary TB is one of the most common infectious forms of TB and it might easily cause the outbreak in some areas. With a better understanding of the spatial-temporal variations of smear positive PTB, we would reach the targets for TB prevention and controlling, identify high-risk areas and periods. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the spatial-temporal variations of smear positive PTB.
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