Comparing Drivers and Dynamics of Tuberculosis in California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

There is substantial state-to-state heterogeneity in tuberculosis (TB) in the United States; better understanding this heterogeneity can inform effective response to TB at the state level, the level at which most TB control efforts are coordinated.

Objectives

To characterize drivers of state-level heterogeneity in TB epidemiology in the four U.S. states that bear half the country's TB burden: California, Florida, New York, and Texas.

Methods

We constructed an individual-based model of TB in the four U.S. states and calibrated the model to state-specific demographic and age- and nativity-stratified TB incidence data. We used the model to infer differences in natural history of TB and in future projections of TB.

Measurements and main results

We found t

SUBMITTER: Shrestha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5808932 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature