Items tagged with TB epidemiology
In Bangladesh, an ancient disease is increasingly hard to treat (post)
Bangladesh, being densely populated, with more than 1,000 people living per square kilometre, continues to be a challenging context for control of TB. The rise of antimicrobial resistance raises the bar.
ECDC: Tuberculosis - Annual epidemiological report for 2022 (post)
For 2022, the 30 countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) reported a total of 36 179 TB cases (8.0 per 100 000 population).
Which strains of TB are the most infectious? (post)
For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and the bacteria share a hometown, according to a new study comparing how different strains move through mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities.
High TB prevalence seen among individuals in close contact with drug-resistant TB (post)
A high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) was observed among individuals in close contact with patients infected with drug-resistant TB, indicating the need to improve TB screening efforts.
Study highlights factors associated with higher TB risk in South Africa (post)
Tuberculosis is the world's top infectious killer. About 10 million people fall ill with the disease every year, and roughly 1.5 million people die because of it, according to the World Health Organization. Additionally, about one-quarter of the world's population is infected with the disease's causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
South Africa battles drug-resistant TB (post with simple image)
South Africa is battling to reduce its cases of multidrug-resistant TB with the success rate for those on treatment at about 40 percent.
ECDC: Tuberculosis cases down by 6% but only 1 in 3 MDR TB patients finishes treatment successfully (post with simple image)
New surveillance data published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the WHO Regional Office for Europe ahead of World Tuberculosis Day.
TB still major health concern in Indonesia (post with simple image)
Yulinda Santosa was talking enthusiastically to some people in the room. She was eloquent, cheerful and seemed perfectly healthy. It’s hard to believe that until last year she was still suffering from a serious illness that nearly killed her and forced her to put her life on hold for years.
Fighting the white plague (post with simple image)
Today is World TB Day. More people die of tuberculosis in South Africa than from any other disease.
South Africans living longer but drug-resistant TB a threat (post with simple image)
Two government reports published in March show that the nation’s health is improving dramatically, but more people are getting sick from forms of tuberculosis that are difficult to treat.
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