Temporal trend of tuberculosis incidence and its spatial distribution in Macapá - Amapá.
Clóvis Luciano GiacometMárcio Souza Dos SantosThais Zamboni BerraYan Mathias AlvesLuana Seles AlvesFernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da CostaAntonio Carlos Vieira RamosJuliane de Almeida CrispimAline Aparecida MonroeIone Carvalho PintoRegina Célia FioratiMarcos Augusto Moraes ArcoverdeDulce GomesGiselle Lima de FreitasMellina YamamuraRicardo Alexandre ArcêncioPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2021)
The temporal trend of tuberculosis incidence was decreasing in the time series; however, detection increased after the introduction of RMT-TB, and tuberculosis showed seasonal behavior. The case distribution was heterogeneous, with a tendency to concentrate in vulnerable and risk territories, evidencing a pattern of disease inequality in the territory.