Abstract: Objective To analyze the characteristic of reported pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Shengli oil field, in order to provide scientific evidence for PTB control strategy. Methods Reported cases of PTB from disease reporting system from 2005 to 2008 were analyzed; Time, community, occupation, gender, age, and classification of disease and treatment outcome distribution of reported incidents were acquired.  Results From 2005 to 2008, the average reporting incidence was 29.86/100000, with the highest in Shengnan community of 72.93/100000; the number of incident cases were less reported from every November to the next year’s February, but it reached the peak from March to June, which accounted for 39.07% of the whole; the ratio between the male and female was 1.98∶1, the number of cases with age between 20 and 40 accounted for 40.81%; workers accounted for 41.78% which was highest in terms of occupation distribution. The major component of patients were type Ⅲ tuberculosis, and treatment success rate was 95.93%～97.97%.  Conclusion s The reporting incidence varied between communities, and high in elderly and workers. Therefore, local TB control management network should be established, and TB control and prevention should be strengthened, and health education should be extensively carried out, and public awareness should be raised. Focus population and areas should be strengthened in order to protection of labor productivity.

Key words:  tuberculosis, pulmonary/prevention and control, incidence