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Bainomugisa A, Meumann EM, Rajahram GS, Ong RT, Coin L, et al.
…alth priority in eastern Malaysia. Knowledge of the genomic epidemiology of tuberculosis can help tailor public health interventions. Our aims were to determine tuberculosis genomic epidemiology and characterize resistance mutations in the ethnically diverse city of Kota Kinabalu…
Jeon S, Lim N, Park S, Park M, Kim S
Two molecular epidemiologic methods, IS 6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (IS 6110 -RFLP) and 24-locus mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR), are used worldwide in studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Conversely, …
Walter KS, Cohen T, Mathema B, Colijn C, Sobkowiak B, et al.
…on inferences. Methods We conducted a retrospective genomic epidemiology study in which we reanalysed publicly available sequence data from household transmission studies published in PubMed from database inception until Jan 31, 2024, for which both genomic and epidemiological co…
Mailla Mylena Mendes Bergmann, Leonardo Gonçalves Artoni, Josué Rulian Mendes Paneque, Roberto Carlos Cruz Carbonell, Joquebede de Lima Bezerra Carbonell, et al.
Healthcare professionals (HPs) are at higher risk of exposure to and development of tuberculosis (TB). This study aims to outline the epidemiological profile of TB cases reported among healthcare professionals in Brazil between 2014 and 2025. A descriptive and comparative epidemi…
Fang Y, Zhou Q, Li L, Zhou Y, Sha W
Our study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and analyse the epidemiological characteristics of EPTB patients with or without pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). EPTB cases admitted in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2020 were include…
Popovic I, Soares Magalhaes RJ, Ge E, Marks GB, Dong GH, et al.
Ambient air pollution is the leading environmental risk factor for disease globally. Air pollutants can increase the risk of some respiratory infections, but their effects on tuberculosis (TB) are unclear. In this systematic literature review, we aimed to assess epidemiological s…
Springer YP, Kammerer JS, Felix D, Newell K, Tompkins ML, et al.
…estigated variation in patterns and potential drivers of TB epidemiology among geographically distinct AIAN subgroups. Methods Using data reported to the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System during 2010-2020, we applied a geographic method of data disaggregation to compare a…
Yi Liu, Jue Wang, Xiaojie Wan, Wang Peng, Jingwei Guo, et al.
**BACKGROUND:** Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a major public health challenge in China, yet long-term epidemiological data from key regions such as Hunan Province in South-Central China are still limited. **OBJECTIVE:** This study aimed to characterize the epidemio…
Kori VK, Bandil D, Asthana M, Maravi DS
…bones and joints. There is a paucity of data on skeletal TB epidemiology in the annual TB reports and current literature. Many atypical presentations of the disease have also emerged. This necessitates periodic observation of the epidemiological profile of OATB. The aim of this s…
Melki S, Mizouni G, Chebil D, Ben Abdelaziz A
Describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis in the last two decades (2000-2019) in the East region of Tunisia (city of Sousse). This was a descriptive retrospective analysis of notified incident cases of tuberculosis from 2000 to 2019 in Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. The data collec…
Oliveira O, Gaio R, Carvalho C, Correia-Neves M, Duarte R, et al.
Background Increasing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) incidence is a major threat against TB eradication worldwide. We aim to conduct a detailed MDR-TB study in Portugal, an European country with endemic TB, combining genetic analysis and epidemiological data, in order …
Ez-Zari A, Farouk L, Mezzoug N, Mennane Z, Bouti K, et al.
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Morocco, specifically in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al-Hoceima region, which includes the city of Tetouan. Although the improvement in the epidemiological situation in Tetouan over the past two decades, this remains insu…
Mao Y, He R, Zhu B, Liu J, Zhang N
…ese five RIDs from 2006 to 2016. In addition to descriptive epidemiology analysis, seasonality and spatial autocorrelation analysis were also applied to explore the epidemiologic trends and spatial changing patterns of the five RIDs, respectively. The results indicated that the i…
Hongyu Zhao, Changkui Sun, Wei Ma, Guoping Yin, Xia Zhang, et al.
<title>Abstract</title> Background This study aims to analyse the epidemiological features of tuberculosis in Nanjing and to identify possible risk factors associated with the spatial-temporal distribution.Methods Firstly, we used descriptive statistical method to study the epide…
Zhang Z, Wu G, Yu A, Hu J, Zhang W, et al.
…ools. Methods This study adopted the methods of descriptive epidemiology to analyze the epidemic characteristics of tuberculosis aggregation in schools in Wuhan from January 2017 to December 2022, collecting the relevant data on tuberculosis prevention and control in all kinds of…
Loukman M, Olivier B, Vincent B, Rachid D, Cyril F, et al.
…nual deaths for 10 million cases. Little is known about the epidemiology of tuberculosis and its resistance in Reunion Island, which is at the heart of migratory flows from highly endemic Indian Ocean territories. Methods We carried out a retrospective observational study of case…
Jiang H, Zhang G, Yin J, Zhao D, Liu F, et al.
Background In 2005, China established an internet-based Tuberculosis Information Management System (TBIMS) to monitor changes in tuberculosis (TB). Many scholars have conducted epidemiological research using TBIMS; however, few studies assessing control strategies have been perfo…
Zhou C, Li T, Du J, Yin D, Li X, et al.
Background The disease burden of tuberculosis (TB) was heavy in Hainan Province, China, and the information on transmission patterns was limited with few studies. This atudy aims to further explore the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of TB in Hainan Provin…
Rossi G, Shih BB, Egbe NF, Motta P, Duchatel F, et al.
…bovis . In this study, we use WGS to gain insights into the epidemiology of M. bovis in Cameroon, a developing country where the pathogen has been reported for decades. A total of 91 high-quality sequences were obtained from tissue samples collected in four abattoirs, 64 of which…
Débora de Freitas Britto Rêgo
Introduction  Tuberculosis (TB) remains a relevant public health problem in Brazil, and in the Federal District it continues to pose challenges related to diagnosis, treatment adherence, and continuity of care. Monitoring epidemiological indicators is essential to identify w…
Jiang H, Yin J, Liu F, Yao Y, Cai C, et al.
Background Recurrence continues to place significant burden on patients and tuberculosis programmes worldwide, and previous studies have rarely provided analysis in negative recurrence cases. We characterized the epidemiological features of recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) …
Yin C, Mijiti X, Liu H, Wang Q, Cao B, et al.
…s significantly increased our understanding of tuberculosis epidemiology. However, few such studies have been done in southern Xinjiang, China. We aimed to clarify the molecular epidemic characteristics and their association with drug resistance in the M. tuberculosis isolates ci…
Alhumaid NK, Alajmi AM, Alosaimi NF, Alotaibi M, Almangour TA, et al.
…initial core step toward public health goals. Methods Saudi epidemiology surveillance data were utilized to depict the changing epidemiology of bacterial infectious diseases in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2021. The cumulative numbers of cases, demographics, and incidence rates were…
Cobelens F, Nagelkerke N, Fletcher H
Although several factors are known to increase the risk of tuberculosis, the occurrence of tuberculosis disease in an infected individual is difficult to predict. We hypothesize that active human cytomegalovirus infection due to recent infection, reinfection or reactivation plays…
Che Y, Li X, Chen T, Lu Y, Sang G, et al.
…ealth concern in Ningbo, China. Understanding its molecular epidemiology and spatial distribution is paramount for effective control. Methods From December 24, 2020, to March 12, 2023, we collected clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains in Ningbo, with whole-genome seq…