Higher rates of TB in Winter and further from Equator

Effect of latitude on seasonality of tuberculosis, australia, 2002-2011.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Nov;18(11):1879-81. doi: 10.3201/eid1811.120456.

Maclachlan JH, Lavender CJ, Cowie BC.

Seasonal variation in tuberculosis diagnoses recently has been reported in various populations. In Australia, seasonality of tuberculosis diagnoses was more pronounced in areas where UV exposure is reduced and vitamin D deficiency is more prevalent. Our findings suggest vitamin D deficiency as a factor in disease activation.

PMID: 23092594

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Figure 2. Tuberculosis notifications per 100,000 population (bars) and ultraviolet (UV) index (lines), Australia 2002–2011.

Black, south region; dark gray, central region; light gray, north region.

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