[Spatiotemporal distribution of tuberculosis cases in the city of Saint-Louis Senegal from 2008-2011].
BACKGROUND
We studied the incidence of tuberculosis in the health district of Saint-Louis, Senegal over a period of 4years (2008-2011). One thousand three hundred and eighty-six cases were identified, producing an annual standardized incidence ratio of 129 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.


RESULTS
Men in the 15-24-year old age group were more likely to be affected, and diagnosis was more common in the second half of the year. Treatment compliance was excellent (96%), and the cure rate of patients with a TB-positive microscopic examination was 95%. The overall treatment failure rate was 1% and the 6-month morality was 2%. Seropositivity, measured in volunteer patients (48%) was 3%.


CONCLUSIONS
A spatial and temporal map of tuberculosis in the city of Saint-Louis, Senegal has been established. A cluster appears to be very likely in Guet Ndar, a particularly dense population zone in a fishing area. There is also a possible secondary cluster at Pikine.
Biomedical Research, Centre Espoir pour la santé, Saint-Louis, Sénégal. Electronic address: denis.massenet@yahoo.fr.
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Cluster; Clusters spatiaux; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Ratio d’incidence standardisé; Saint-Louis; Senegal; Standardized incidence ratio; Sénégal; Tuberculose pulmonaire