Scientists have warned that several hundred thousand extra deaths from tuberculosis are likely to occur this year as a result of Covid-19’s effect on global health services.

The Stop TB Partnership released its October 2020 newsletter, summarizing the initiatives and activities carried out during the month.

ATLANTA, November 06, 2020 — New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that tuberculosis (TB) screening and ongoing clinical care is needed for people on methotrexate who live in areas where the highly infectious illness is common. Methotrexate users who also take corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant therapies are at particular risk and need adequate TB screening (abstract #0223).

For 2018, 30 countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) reported a total of 52 862 tuberculosis (TB) cases (10.2 per 100 000 population).

A pilot trial at The Medication Adherence Expertise Center of the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands is determining whether Pill Connect’s smart bottle system can support patients with tuberculosis (TB) with their medication adherence.

Worldwide, 30 countries account for almost 90% of the global tuberculosis burden. Ending tuberculosis will require early detection of people with TB, and active case-finding is one strategy for doing so. In this new study researchers at the Department of Global Public Health sheds light on policies for active case-finding in the 30 high TB burden countries, and the gap between policy and practice.

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).

RESIST-TB released its October 2020 newsletter with the latest research publications on drug-resistant TB.

NEW YORK (October 30, 2020) — At the Prix Galien Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 29, The Galien Foundation named pretomanid the Best Pharmaceutical Agent of 2019.

MANILA — A pilot study in India found the potential use of masks in detecting the presence of tuberculosis in children. If proven in further large-scale, multisite studies, researchers are hoping this could contribute to better childhood TB diagnosis, which remains a huge challenge globally.