ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Interactions among tuberculosis, geographic environment and aerosols: evidence from the Kashgar region of China.
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- Identification of dust aerosol source areas and transmission paths along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Interactions between brucellosis and environmental factors: spatiotemporal epidemiology from Xinjiang, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Epidemiological characteristics of respiratory diseases in emergency department patients from different ethnic groups in the Atushi region, Xinjiang.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Aerosols can affect human health through mechanisms like inflammation, oxidative stress, immune dysregulation, and respiratory impairment. In high-pollution areas, airborne particles may promote the transmission of pathogens such as Methods: Kriging interpolation and time series observation were used to analyze spatiotemporal trends and identify hot and cold spots of tuberculosis (TB) incidence and air quality in Xinjiang from 2011 to 2023. Kruskal-Wallis and multiple comparisons were applied to assess regional differences. Meteorological clustering and trajectory analysis identified pollutant pathways and potential source areas, with hypotheses proposed for TB transmission routes. Results: The interaction between tuberculosis, the geographic environment, and aerosols in Xinjiang reveals a consistent spatial distribution of air quality index (AQI) and TB incidence, with overlapping hotspots and cold spots. The incidence rate of tuberculosis is " Conclusion: The study highlights a distinct interaction between TB, the geographic environment, and aerosols in southern Xinjiang. Poor air quality and elevated TB incidence overlap, particularly in Kashgar. Here, dust from the Taklimakan Desert, trapped by the Kunlun and Tianshan mountains, intensifies PM
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