Quantifying geographic heterogeneity in TB incidence and the potential impact of geographically targeted interventions in South and North City Corporations of Dhaka, Bangladesh : a model-based study

In rapidly growing and high-burden urban centres, identifying tuberculosis (TB) transmission hotspots and understanding the potential impact of interventions can inform future control and prevention strategies. Using data on local demography, TB reports and patient reporting patterns in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Bangladesh, between 2010 and 2017, we developed maps of TB reporting rates across wards in DSCC and DNCC and identified wards with high rates of reported TB (i.e. 'hotspots') in DSCC and DNCC. We developed ward-level transmission models and estimated the potential epidemiological impact of three TB interventions: active case finding (ACF), mass preventive therapy (PT) and a combination of ACF and PT, implemented either citywide or targeted to high-incidence hotspots. There was substantial geographic heterogeneity in the estimated TB incidence in both DSCC and DNCC: incidence in the highest-incidence wards was over ten times higher than in the lowest-incidence wards in each city corporation. ACF, PT and combined ACF plus PT delivered to 10% of the population reduced TB incidence by a projected 7%-9%, 13%-15% and 19%-23% over five years, respectively. Targeting TB hotspots increased the projected reduction in TB incidence achieved by each intervention 1.4- to 1.8-fold. The geographical pattern of TB notifications suggests high levels of ongoing TB transmission in DSCC and DNCC, with substantial heterogeneity at the ward level. Interventions that reduce transmission are likely to be highly effective and incorporating notification data at the local level can further improve intervention efficiency.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

Enthalten in:

Epidemiology and infection - 149(2021) vom: 19. Apr., Seite e106

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shrestha, Sourya [VerfasserIn]
Reja, Mehdi [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Isabella [VerfasserIn]
Baik, Yeonsoo [VerfasserIn]
Pennington, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Islam, Shamiul [VerfasserIn]
Jamil Faisel, Abu [VerfasserIn]
Cordon, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Roy, Tapash [VerfasserIn]
Suarez, Pedro G [VerfasserIn]
Hussain, Hamidah [VerfasserIn]
Dowdy, David W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bangladesh
Case finding
Epidemiology
Heterogeneity
Incidence
Journal Article
Preventive therapy
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Transmission
Tuberculosis

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Date Completed 09.08.2021

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S0950268821000832

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324216653