Tuberculosis control strategy based on the discovery of infectious sources

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2019.10.002

Abstract

Abstract:

With WHO’s grand goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2035, preventive interventions for latent infections of TB have received significant attention as innovation strategies. China is the second-highest TB burden country in the world. It is even more necessary to understand the tuberculosis epidemic in China and to grasp the critical points of tuberculosis control. We reviewed the definition of latent infection, the incubation period of latent infection, and the successful experience of tuberculosis control in abroad. We emphasize that the new transmission is the leading cause for high TB burden countries, and discovery the source of infection is still the key for the TB control program. At the same time, it is an essential means to improve the quality of sputum and establish regional laboratories to enhance the ability of detection of TB in China, and to control the transmission of TB.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Latent tuberculosis, Infectious disease transmission, vertical, Communicable disease control, Comment

Qian GAO,Jian MEI,Wei-guo TAN. Tuberculosis control strategy based on the discovery of infectious sources[J]. Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis, 2019, 41(10): 1074-1079. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2019.10.002

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