Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Temporal dynamics of tuberculosis incidence in Piauí, northeast Brazil, 2010-2024: a time-series and decomposition analysis.
José Mário Nunes da Silva, Ivone Venâncio de Melo, Walter Massa Ramalho
Published: 202510.1093/trstmh/traf136
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in Brazil, characterised by marked regional heterogeneity. This study aimed to analyse the temporal dynamics of TB in a state of northeast Brazil. METHODS: This was an ecological t…
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