SynthesisThe Lancet. Infectious diseases2019
Spatially targeted screening to reduce tuberculosis transmission in high-incidence settings.
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- Effectiveness of spatially targeted interventions for control of HIV, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
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- Heterogeneity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunoreactivity in young children in Blantyre, Malawi: A community-based survey.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Adaptive bandit algorithms increase efficiency of mobile tuberculosis screening programs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Role of Community Networks in the Transmission and Persistence ofOpen forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Integrating genomic and spatial analyses to describe tuberculosis transmission: a scoping review.The Lancet. Microbe · 2025Article
- Mapping tuberculosis prevalence in Africa using a Bayesian geospatial analysis.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Self-reported prevalence of tuberculosis: unveiling spatial representation in the districts of Tamil Nadu.International health · 2025Article
- Mobility patterns, activity locations, and TB in Nairobi, Kenya.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2025Article
- Global epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 insights from Ecuadorian genomic data.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Distribution and transmission of M. tuberculosis in a high-HIV prevalence city in Malawi: A genomic and spatial analysis.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Active case finding for tuberculosis in tea gardens of Bangladesh: A cross-sectional survey.PloS one · 2025Article
- The identification and spatial distribution of hotspots of tuberculosis occurrence in South Africa.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Mapping the distribution of tuberculosis cases and associated factors identified through routine program implementation and community-based active screening in Central Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
As the leading infectious cause of death worldwide and the primary proximal cause of death in individuals living with HIV, tuberculosis remains a global concern. Existing tuberculosis control strategies that rely on passive case-finding appear insufficient to achieve targets for reductions in tuberculosis incidence and mortality. Active case-finding strategies aim to detect infectious individuals earlier in their infectious period to reduce onward transmission and improve treatment outcomes. Empirical studies of active case-finding have produced mixed results and determining how to direct active screening to those most at risk remains a topic of intense research. Our systematic review of literature evaluating the effects of geographically targeted tuberculosis screening interventions found three studies in low tuberculosis incidence settings, but none conducted in high tuberculosis incidence countries. We discuss open questions related to the use of spatially targeted approaches for active screening in countries where tuberculosis incidence is highest.
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