Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2021)

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

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.204094
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 3
pp. 957 – 960

Abstract

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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 TB did not receive treatment in 2017.

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