Spatial clustering and temporal trend analysis of international migrants diagnosed with tuberculosis in Brazil.
Ricardo Alexandre ArcêncioThaís Zamboni BerraNahari de Faria Marcos TerenaMatheus Piumbini RochaTatiana Ferraz de Araújo AlecrimFernanda Miye de Souza KiharaKeila Cristina MascarelloCarolina Maia Martins SalesEthel Leonor Noia MacielPublished in: PloS one (2021)
The study revealed the critical situation of TB among migrants in the country. Based on the findings, health authorities might focus on actions in regions identified, stablishing an intensive monitoring and following up, ensuring that these cases concluded their treatment and avoiding that they could spread the disease to the other regions or scenarios. The population of migrants are very dynamic, therefore strategies for following up them across Brazil are really urgent to manage the tuberculosis among international migrants in an efficient and proper way.