Items tagged with TB epidemiology
12.6 million in U.S. could benefit from therapy to prevent active TB (post)
An estimated 12.6 million persons in the United States could benefit from treatment to prevent active tuberculosis (TB), according to a report published in the October issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HIV-associated TB on the rise: India TB Report (post)
The number of HIV-infected people who go on to develop TB is increasing in India, according to the India TB Report 2019, which was released by the government on September 25, 2019.
Australian trial halves number of tuberculosis cases (post)
Annual community-wide screening for tuberculosis almost halves the number of cases of the deadly disease, a four-year study by Australian and Vietnamese researchers has found.
IDWeek 2019: Malnutrition is a major driver of TB epidemic globally (post)
WASHINGTON, DC – Malnutrition is a significant risk factor for developing active tuberculosis disease, accounting for one quarter of all 1.6 million tuberculosis cases globally, while other risk factors like smoking and diabetes are attributed with 16% and 7.5% of infections respectively, researchers said here Tuesday.
Reported TB in the United States, 2018 (post)
The report includes information on TB disease reported from the 50 United States, the District of Columbia (DC), five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and three independent countries that are in compacts of free association with the United States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau).
Using whole-genome sequencing for early identification and containment of AMR pathogens (post)
Multiple factors aligned to establish sustained transmission of XDR-TB in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Mexico: ‘Tuberculosis out of control:’ cases have soared 140% this year (post)
Tuberculosis (TB) cases have more than doubled this year, triggering an urgent call from an academic for the government to carry out an information campaign to stop the disease spreading.
Pakistan ranks 5th among 30 high-burden countries struggling with TB (post)
ISLAMABAD-Pakistan ranks on 5th place amongst 30 high-burden countries in world struggling to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) where above 100,000 cases go un-reported annually, speakers said on Saturday.
TB in the Netherlands (post)
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a joint report reviewing the TB prevention and care system in the Netherlands.
Despite 4% decline in EU/EEA TB cases, challenges remain in achieving targets (post)
A joint ECDC – WHO report released on 24 March 2020 shows an overall decline of 4% in the number of notified tuberculosis cases between 2014 and 2018 in the EU/EEA countries. Although this is evidence of improvement, the treatment success rates for new and relapse cases, as well as for patients with drug-resistant TB are still below regional and global targets. Improvements can be achieved through, for example, better management of latent TB as a preventative measure against active TB, says ECDC.
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