Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cihan University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Braz J Microbiol. 2022 Jun;53(2):519-523. doi: 10.1007/s42770-022-00717-1. Epub 2022 Mar 29.
This study aimed to identify the geographical distribution of TB in Erbil city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, determine potential risk factors associated with TB distribution, and provide recommendations to improve TB control programs in the region.
The records of TB patients registered at the Chest and Respiratory Disease Center in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan Region, from January 2012 to December 2016 were reviewed and analyzed. The number of cases by the quarter of residence within Erbil city were analyzed spatially and presented in an appropriate map.
The estimated annual incidence of TB in Erbil city constantly increased from 16 per 100,000 inhabitants in the year 2012 to 21.7 per 100,000 inhabitants in the year 2016. Most of the TB cases were from the middle zone of Erbil city (44%), followed by the outer zone (43.8%) and the central zone (12.2%). The largest number of the cases were from Brayaty quarter (40), followed by Badawa (35) Nawroz (35) and Kurdistan (31) quarters. Clusters with a large number of cases were mainly located in the southern part of the city.
The estimated TB incidence constantly increased in Erbil city from 2012 to 2016. Mapping the distribution of TB cases in Erbil city provided useful information about the epidemiological situation of TB that can be used to direct future TB control strategies.
本研究旨在确定伊拉克库尔德地区埃尔比勒市的结核病地理分布，确定与结核病分布相关的潜在危险因素，并提出改善该地区结核病控制计划的建议。
回顾和分析了 2012 年 1 月至 2016 年 12 月期间在埃尔比勒市胸部和呼吸道疾病中心登记的结核病患者的记录。根据在埃尔比勒市居住的季度，分析了病例数量的空间分布，并以适当的地图形式呈现。
埃尔比勒市的结核病年估计发病率从 2012 年的每 10 万人 16 例持续增加到 2016 年的每 10 万人 21.7 例。大多数结核病病例来自埃尔比勒市的中部地区（44%），其次是外区（43.8%）和中心区（12.2%）。病例数量最多的是 Brayaty 区（40 例），其次是 Badawa（35 例）、Nawroz（35 例）和库尔德斯坦（31 例）区。病例数量较多的集群主要位于城市的南部。
2012 年至 2016 年，埃尔比勒市的结核病估计发病率持续上升。对埃尔比勒市结核病病例分布进行绘图提供了有关结核病流行病学情况的有用信息，可用于指导未来的结核病控制策略。
