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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (10): 1039-1045.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.10.012

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Application of a dynamic model on the prediction of pulmonary tuberculosis incidence and control strategy evaluation in Tianjin, China

YU She-gen*, JIA Zhong-wei()   

  1. *Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
  • Received:2021-06-30 Online:2021-10-10 Published:2021-10-11
  • Contact: JIA Zhong-wei E-mail:urchinjj@163.com

Abstract:

Objective A dynamic model was established to predict the pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) reporting incidence rate in Tianjin, and to provide scientific evidences for optimizing PTB control strategies. Methods Based on PTB transmission mechanism, a dynamic transmission model of TB was established and the basic regeneration number ?0 was calculated. Fitting the model with the PTB reporting incidence rates in Tianjin from 2008 to 2015, the trends of PTB reporting incidence rate in Tianjin were predicted, and the relative errors between the predicted value and the validation data of PTB reporting incidence rates from 2016 to 2018 were calculated. The effects of different TB prevention and control strategies were evaluated by adjusting the value of parameters: reducing the infection rate of susceptible people (β1, β2); reducing the progressing rate of latent infection to active tuberculosis patients (κ1, κ2); reducing the recurrence rate of patients with successful treatment (ω1, ω2). Results The basic regeneration number ?0 of PTB transmission in Tianjing was 0.259 <1, the disease-free equilibriums was global asymptotically stable. The relative errors between predicted values and validation data of reporting incidence rates were 0.76%, 1.30% and -1.54% in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, which were relatively accurate. The PTB reporting incidence rate in Tianjin will decline to 18.3 per 100000 in 2035. Keeping other parameter values unchanged, the PTB reporting incidence rate in Tianjin will be 17.8 per 100000 in 2035 if β1 and β2 declined by 50%; the PTB reporting incidence rate will be 9.86 per 100000 in 2035 if κ1 and κ2 declined by 50%; and the PTB reporting incidence rate will be 17.9 per 100000 in 2035 if ω1 and ω2 declined by 50%. Conclusion The WHO End TB Strategies target in 2035 (incidence rate <10 per 100000) is hard to be achieved in Tianjin under current prevention and control strategies. It is suggested to enhance effective management of latent TB infection population.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Kinetics, Models, theoretical, Forecasting, Tianjin City