Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of tuberculosis control in immigrants and to provide the scientific evidences for integrating immigrants into regional tuberculosis control program.Methods To provide free diagnosis and treatment for pulmonary tuberculous patients of immigrants.And DOTS was implemented for case management.Results There were 450 smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases registered.The cured rate of initial treatment cases with smear-positive was 90.9% and the rate of retreatment cases with smear-positive was 85%.The treatment outcome is close to the outcome of the patient of the resident.Conclusion With strengthened efforts on management of tuberculosis cases of immigrants,treatment outcome could be achieved the same outcome in the resident.

Key words: Tuberculosis,pulmonary/prevention and control, Immigrant, Huizhou