Investigation of geo-spatial hotspots for the occurrence of tuberculosis in Almora district, India, using GIS and spatial scan statistic

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The World Health Organization has declared tuberculosis a global emergency in 1993. It has been estimated that one third of the world population is infected with <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it>, the causative agent of...

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Main Authors: Tewari Ajoy, Adhikari CMS, Tiwari Neeraj, Kandpal Vineeta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/5/1/33