Spatial distribution of new tuberculosis cases in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, between 2000 and 2005

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Prado, Thiago Nascimento do¹  Siqueira, Maria Guimarães¹  Maciel, Ethel Leonor Noia¹  Vieira, Rafael da Cruz Araújo¹  Dietze, Reynaldo¹  Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória¹ 

关键词: Tuberculosis;    Prevention;    Spatial distribution;    Epidemiological surveillance;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000100017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

We carried out an ecological study in which the spatial distribution of 979 new tuberculosis cases between 2000 and 2005 were analyzed. The risk was estimated using the local empirical Bayesian method. The local indicators of spatial association were calculated to evaluate autocorrelations of incidence between adjoining districts. We found that the tuberculosis cases were heterogeneously distributed between districts, and it was possible to identify regions in which there was a high risk of becoming ill.

【 授权许可】

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