Trends in Untreated Tuberculosis in Large Municipalities, Brazil, 2008–2017

Trends in Untreated Tuberculosis in Large Municipalities, Brazil, 2008–2017

We adapted a mathematical modeling approach to estimate tuberculosis (TB) incidence and fraction treated for 101 municipalities of Brazil during 2008–2017. We found the average TB incidence rate decreased annually (0.95%), and fraction treated increased (0.30%). We estimated that 9% of persons with...

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Main Authors: Melanie H. Chitwood, Daniele M. Pelissari, Gabriela Drummond Marques da Silva, Patricia Bartholomay, Marli Souza Rocha, Denise Arakaki-Sanchez, Mauro Sanchez, Ted Cohen, Marcia C. Castro, Nicolas A. Menzies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Brazil
epidemiology
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-4094_article

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