Items tagged with TB epidemiology
Systematic screening for TB in Daru (post)
As part of the emergency response to the Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant TB situation in Daru Western Province, a new step to combat this disease was officiated on Monday (February 5).
A new way to fight the spread of infectious diseases (post)
An algorithm developed by USC researchers could help public health programs better locate, and treat, people living with undiagnosed infectious diseases, says a new study.
Global scale of TB in young people revealed for first time (post)
An estimated 1.8 million young people around the world develop tuberculosis each year, according to a new report.
India: TB less prevalent in homes using clean fuels, data shows (post)
TB is prevalent in accordance with the type of cooking fuel used at home, show statistics from the latest National Family Health Survey.
Decrease in TB as Namibia observes World TB Day (post)
Although the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases remains high in Namibia, there has been a significant reduction by 25 percent from 2010, when 12,000 cases were reported, to 9,000 cases.
TB epidemiology (post)
Articles present the current epidemiological situation of TB in Namibia, Canada, South Korea, Bangladesh, South Africa, Qatar, Nigeria, Czech Republic, United States, Pakistan, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Taiwan, England, Kenya.
A day in the life of India's 'TB warrior' (post)
On World TB Day, public health specialist Chapal Mehra describes the work of Dr Zarir Udwadia, who has been working tirelessly to fight the disease in its often untreatable forms.
Largest ever whole-of-population study on the impact of TB and HIV interventions on the burden of TB launched in sub-Saharan African communities (post)
Friday, 23 March 2018 (London, UK) – A new EUR 12.9 million project has been launched, measuring the impact of a combination TB and HIV intervention when delivered to the entire population of 14 urban, high prevalence communities in South Africa and Zambia.
A fourth of Indian TB patients are drug-resistant (post)
The first-ever survey of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has found that over a quarter of patients in India could be resistant to one or more drugs that can cure them. India is home to 2.8 million TB patients, the largest in the world.
India can’t eliminate TB by 2025 without curbing smoking (post)
More people die of tuberculosis (TB) in India than anywhere else in the world.
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