Items tagged with TB epidemiology
People deprived of liberty are at very high risk of TB, even years after release (post)
Incarcerated people are at an alarmingly high risk of tuberculosis (TB) and this risk persists for years after their release, according to a study conducted in Paraguay and led by the Universidad Nacional de Asunción and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa Foundation.” The results, published in The Lancet Regional Health, call for urgent and effective TB control measures to protect the health of imprisoned people and their communities.
Research links prison time with increase of TB (post)
Tuberculosis, the main cause of death due to a single pathogen globally, causes more than 1.5 million deaths each year. New research from the University of Cincinnati finds that being in prison or being a former prisoner is responsible for high rates of multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB.
TB cases rise in England (post)
Figures published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in its TB annual report, show that tuberculosis cases in England in 2022 were stable compared to 2021 (4,380 in 2022 compared to 4,411 in 2021).
Fight against TB persists in the Philippines as disease remains a threat (post)
WHO’s latest data has highlighted the significant challenge tuberculosis continues to pose in the Philippines, revealing that in 2022, an alarming 737,000 individuals contracted TB. This translates to a new case every 43 seconds, underscoring the urgency of the situation.
Data show global declines in TB incidence, deaths in young people (post)
Global tuberculosis (TB) incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) have decreased significantly in adolescents and young adults since 1990, but the incidence of drug-resistant TB increased, Chinese researchers reported in Pediatrics.
Global fight against TB misses 2020 WHO milestones, despite progress in certain age groups (post)
In a recent study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers assessed the global, national, and regional burden and trends in tuberculosis.
India TB report: Decoding the key takeaways and why diabetes is a major risk factor (post)
While India has set the goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global target, the recently released government report has been a dampener — the number of cases and deaths recorded in 2023 was nowhere close to the targets that the country had set for itself. But all is not bleak. The Ni-kshay portal, which has been tracking cases, offering quick and accurate tests, has resulted in fewer “missing cases.”
Study highlights TB racial/ethnic disparities among US-born patients (post)
A new study by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found significant and persistent racial disparities in tuberculosis (TB) incidence among US-born residents. The findings were published yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Undernourished household members at increased risk for developing TB after exposure (post)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), is distinct from most germs in its capacity to silently infect individuals for months and even years before waking up and causing active disease that can lead to severe illness and death. The immune system plays an important role in controlling the germ and keeping it dormant.
Securing our TB-free future: eastern European and central Asian health leaders increase political commitment to ending TB (post)
24 June 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan --The Stop TB Partnership and WHO Regional Office for Europe have brought together 100 key stakeholders and partners from 13 countries of eastern Europe and central Asia for the first time since the United Nations High-Level Meeting last September, to discuss and debate the status of the tuberculosis (TB) airborne pandemic, the high rates of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) and challenges towards ending this disease.
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