1 农村结核病疫情现状 吉林市60％以上的人口在农村,农村是结核病防治工作的重点。1988年～1998年这十年间,吉林市登记的结核病患者中,农村患病率为城市的2.4倍,农村涂阳患病率为城市的2.8倍。结核病死亡率农村显著高于城市。近几年,相继在一些偏远、贫困的乡村出现结核病疫情高发点。可以说,农村结核病防治形势十分严峻,要达到我国政府承诺的全球结核病控制目标是一项非常繁重的任务。 1 Status of Outbreak of Tuberculosis in Rural Areas More than 60% of the population in Jilin City is rural and rural areas are the focus of tuberculosis prevention and control work. Between 1988 and 1998, among the TB patients registered in Jilin City, the prevalence in rural areas was 2.4 times that in cities and the prevalence in rural areas was 2.8 times that of cities. Tuberculosis mortality was significantly higher in rural areas than in urban areas. In recent years, one after another in some remote, poor villages appear tuberculosis epidemic high point. It can be said that the situation in tuberculosis prevention and control in rural areas is very grim. To achieve the goal of global tuberculosis control promised by our government is a very heavy task.