Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 14, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1413-1420

Spatial analysis of tuberculosis cases in migrants and permanent residents, Beijing, 2000-2006 (Article) (Open Access)

Jia Z.-W. , Jia X.-W. , Liu Y.-X. , Dye C. , Chen F. , Chen C.-S. , Zhang W.-Y. , Li X.-W. , Cao W.-C. , Liu H.-L. , Tang J.W.
  • a Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing, China
  • b Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
  • c Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
  • d World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
  • e Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
  • f Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
  • g State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing, China
  • h Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • i State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing, China
  • j Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
  • k Department of Microbiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Abstract

To determine the role of the migrant population in the transmission of tuberculosis (TB), we investigated the distribution and magnitude of TB in permanent residents and migrant populations of Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 2000 through 2006. An exploratory spatial data analysis was applied to detect the "hot spots" of TB among the 2 populations. Results, using the data obtained from 2004-2006, showed that people who migrated from the western, middle, and eastern zones of China had a significantly higher risk of having TB than did permanent residents. These findings indicate that population fluctuations have affected the rate of TB prevalence in Beijing, and interventions to control TB should include the migrant population.

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Index Keywords

China major clinical study tuberculosis Models, Statistical immigrant Time Factors Transients and Migrants prevalence disease association Article disease transmission epidemic Population Surveillance human Humans geography
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-50849142572&doi=10.3201%2f1409.071543&partnerID=40&md5=8410037eadb6ece516c35f2ef56c6b61
DOI: 10.3201/1409.071543
ISSN: 10806040
Cited by: 65
Original Language: English