Background Tuberculosis (TB) transmission often occurs within a household or community,
leading to heterogeneous spatial patterns. However, apparent spatial clustering of TB could …

We investigated the spatial distribution, and social and economic correlates, of tuberculosis
in Brazil between 2002 and 2009 using municipality-level age/sex-standardized …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in China, and its incidence shows
certain regional disparities. Systematic investigations of the social and environmental factors …

Introduction Accurate mapping of spatial heterogeneity in tuberculosis (TB) cases is critical
for achieving high impact control as well as guide resource allocation in most developing …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health burden in many developing
countries. China alone accounted for an estimated 12% of all incident TB cases worldwide …

Spatiotemporal analysis is an important tool to monitor changes of tuberculosis (TB)
epidemiology, identify high-risk regions and guide resource allocation. However, there are …

Objectives China is one of the 22 tuberculosis (TB) high-burden countries in the world. As
TB is a major public health problem in China, spatial analysis could be applied to detect …

Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of public health concern, with a varying
distribution across settings depending on socio-economic status, HIV burden, availability …

Objectives To describe the pattern of tuberculosis (TB) occurrence in Greater Banjul, The
Gambia with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Scan Statistics (SaTScan) …

Background: The number of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases in China ranks third in the
world. A continuous increase in cases has recently been recorded in Zhaotong prefecture …