TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship between climatic factors and air quality with tuberculosis in the Federal District, Brazil, 2003–2012 JO - The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases T2 - AU - Fernandes,Fernanda Monteiro de Castro AU - Martins,Eder de Souza AU - Pedrosa,Daniella Melo Arnaud Sampaio AU - Evangelista,Maria do Socorro Nantua SN - 14138670 M3 - 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.03.017 DO - 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.03.017 UR - https://bjid.org.br/en-relationship-between-climatic-factors-air-articulo-S1413867017304737 AB - IntroductionDespite the high rate of tuberculosis indicators in Brazil, the Federal District shows a low prevalence of the disease. ObjectiveTo analyze the relationship between climatic factors and air quality with tuberculosis in the Brazilian Federal District. MethodologyThis was an ecological and descriptive study comparing 3927 new cases of Tuberculosis registered at the Federal District Tuberculosis Control Program with data from the National Institute of Meteorology, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Brazilian Agricultural Research Institute, Brasilia Environmental Institute, and the Federal District Planning Company. ResultsFrom 2003 to 2012, there has been a higher incidence of Tuberculosis (27.0%) in male patients in the winter (27.2%). Patients under 15 years of age (28.6%) and older than 64 years (27.1%) were more affected in the fall. For youth and adults (15–64 years), the highest number of cases was reported during winter (44.3%). The disease was prevalent with ultraviolet radiation over 17MJ/m2 (67.8%; p=<0.001); relative humidity between 31.0% and 69.0% (95.8% of cases; p=<0.00); 12h of daily sunlight or more (40.6%; p=0.001); and temperatures between 20°C and 23°C (72.4%; p=<0.001). In the city of Taguatinga and surrounding area, pollution levels dropped to 15.2% between 2003 and 2012. Smoke levels decreased to 31.9%. In the Sobradinho region, particulate matter dropped to 13.1% and smoke to 19.3%, coinciding with the reduction of Tuberculosis incidence rates during the same period. ConclusionThe results should guide surveillance actions for Tuberculosis control and elimination and indicate the need to expand observation time to new climate indicators and air quality. ER -