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Fig. 4

From: Evidence for heterogeneity in China’s progress against pulmonary tuberculosis: uneven reductions in a major center of ongoing transmission, 2005–2017

Fig. 4

PTB seasonality. Seasonal distribution of (a) active and smear-positive PTB by month for the whole Sichuan; and seasonal distribution of reported (b) active and (c) smear-positive PTB cases for all 21 prefectures in Sichuan. The monthly (daily) seasonality index was calculated as the total number of reported cases in a certain month (calendar day) divided by the average monthly (daily) number of reported cases for that prefecture. The prefectures are ordered from top to bottom by increasing annual mean maximum temperature. PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis

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