Current status of tuberculosis burden in China
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20240311-00111
- VernacularTitle:中国结核病疾病负担现状
- Author:
Xinyao WANG
1
;
Meili JIANG
;
Yuanjie PANG
;
Dianjianyi SUN
;
Canqing YU
;
Lan WANG
;
Jun LYU
;
Liming LI
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院流行病与卫生统计学系，北京 100191
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Drug-resistant tuberculosis;
Epidemiological characteristics;
Burden of disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2024;45(6):857-864
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs. China is still among the high-burden tuberculosis countries in the world. Although the estimated incidence of tuberculosis in China has declined in recent years, the declining rate is slow. It still faces major issues such as a slower rate of decline, a widening gap between estimated and notified incidence, higher risk among middle-aged and older adults, a high number of cases among agriculture and related workers, and a heavier disease burden in the country's western regions. In addition, latent tuberculosis infection, drug-resistant tuberculosis, tuberculosis coinfection with HIV, and extrapulmonary tuberculosis have also exacerbated the disease burden of tuberculosis to some extent. This paper reviewed the epidemic characteristics of tuberculosis, the epidemiological triad, three links and two factors in the transmission process, the disease burden, and other aspects to provide a reference for formulating prevention and control strategies on tuberculosis.
