Growing evidence suggests pollution and other environmental factors have a role in the development of tuberculosis(TB),however,such studies have never been conducted in Peru.Considering the association between air pol...Growing evidence suggests pollution and other environmental factors have a role in the development of tuberculosis(TB),however,such studies have never been conducted in Peru.Considering the association between air pollution and specific geographic areas,our objective was to determine the spatial distribution and clustering of TB incident cases in Lima and their co-occurrence with clusters of fine particulate matter(PM2.5)and poverty.We found co-occurrences of clusters of elevated concentrations of air pollutants such as PM2.5,high poverty indexes,and high TB incidence in Lima.These findings suggest an interplay of socio-economic and environmental in driving TB incidence.展开更多
基金Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar was supported by NIH/Fogarty International Center Global Infectious Diseases Training Program (D43 TW007120)The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
文摘Growing evidence suggests pollution and other environmental factors have a role in the development of tuberculosis(TB),however,such studies have never been conducted in Peru.Considering the association between air pollution and specific geographic areas,our objective was to determine the spatial distribution and clustering of TB incident cases in Lima and their co-occurrence with clusters of fine particulate matter(PM2.5)and poverty.We found co-occurrences of clusters of elevated concentrations of air pollutants such as PM2.5,high poverty indexes,and high TB incidence in Lima.These findings suggest an interplay of socio-economic and environmental in driving TB incidence.
