Spatial distribution of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in metropolitan Harare, Zimbabwe.

Introduction: The contribution of high tuberculosis (TB) transmission pockets in propagating area-wide transmission has not been adequately described in Zimbabwe. This study aimed to describe the presence of hotspot transmission of TB cases in Harare city from 2011 to 2012 using geospatial techniques.

Methods: Anonymised TB patient data stored in an electronic database at Harare City Health department was analysed using geospatial methods.