The short-term effect of particulate matter on tuberculosis: a time-series study in southern China
Yuhui Chen, Shanshan Huang, Lilian Zeng, Guanhai Li, Keer Ou, Huiying Feng, Xing Li, Anqi Liang, Jianpeng Xiao, Liang Chen, Jiawen Wang · 2026
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A team of eleven researchers in China studies fine dust in the air and tuberculosis in a 2026 paper. They gathered daily case counts, air data, and weather data for four cities in the south. The years covered run from 2015 to 2019.
More than one hundred thousand cases were logged in the four cities over that span. Risk rose in a near straight line as dust levels went up, with the peak two days after exposure. The finer dust type showed a slightly stronger link than the coarser type. Effects looked larger for women, for younger people, and in two of the cities. The team urges joint work on lung disease and clean air.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuhui Chen, Shanshan Huang, Lilian Zeng, Guanhai Li, Keer Ou, Huiying Feng, Xing Li, Anqi Liang, Jianpeng Xiao, Liang Chen, Jiawen Wang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |