TY - JOUR AU - Jia, Zhong-Wei AU - Jia, Xiao-Wei AU - Liu, Yun-Xi AU - Dye, Christopher AU - Chen, Feng AU - Chen, Chang-Sheng AU - Zhang, Wen-Yi AU - Li, Xiao-Wen AU - Cao, Wu-Chun AU - Liu, He-Liang T1 - Spatial Analysis of Tuberculosis Cases in Migrants and Permanent Residents, Beijing, 2000–2006 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 9 SP - 1413 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine the role of the migrant population in the transmission of tuberculosis (TB), we investigated the distribution and magnitude of TB in permanent residents and migrant populations of Beijing, People’s Republic of China, from 2000 through 2006. An exploratory spatial data analysis was applied to detect the “hot spots” of TB among the 2 populations. Results, using the data obtained from 2004–2006, showed that people who migrated from the western, middle, and eastern zones of China had a significantly higher risk of having TB than did permanent residents. These findings indicate that population fluctuations have affected the rate of TB prevalence in Beijing, and interventions to control TB should include the migrant population. KW - pulmonary tuberculosis KW - migrant population KW - spatial analysis KW - Extra Poisson model KW - research KW - China DO - 10.3201/eid1409.071543 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/9/07-1543_article ER - End of Reference