Items tagged with TB epidemiology
US: Source patients in TB outbreaks have shared risk factors (post)
Researchers have found shared risk factors among patients at the root of 26 tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in the United States from 2002 to 2011.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, 2010–2011 (post)
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How frequent is latent tuberculosis infection in China? (post)
In the Lancet Infectious Disease, Lei Gao and colleagues1 report the results of a large multicentre, prospective cohort study of the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in China. The study was done in registered residents (aged ≥5 years) of four sites in rural China with diverse climates, population profiles, and incidences of tuberculosis. Eligible participants were identified by door-to-door survey and the screening process included a questionnaire about demographics and risk factors for tuberculosis, a tuberculin skin test, an interferon-γ release assay (QuantiFERON [QFT]), and digital chest radiography for participants older than 15 years.
TB incidence in US declines 2.2% (post)
The incidence of new tuberculosis cases in the United States in 2014 decreased 2.2% from 2013, but is the smallest decline in more than a decade, according to new data.
Survey says tuberculosis prevalence in Ghana is high (post)
A tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2014 has revealed that TB burden in Ghana is three times higher than the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates.
The tuberculosis burden in Namibia (post)
There were 9 882 patients diagnosed with TB in 2014.
TB still leading cause of infectious disease mortality in Malaysia (post)
LABUAN: Tuberculosis (TB) is still the leading cause of infectious disease mortality in Malaysia, with 1,603 cases reported last year compared to 1,597 in 2013.
Tuberculosis showing a resurgence in China (post)
New York – China now has the second-largest tuberculosis epidemic — second only to India — with more than 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis every year.
The tuberculosis burden in Uganda (post)
Uganda is among the 22 high TB burden countries of the world. Furthermore, Uganda has a high number of TB/HIV co-infected persons with about 50 per cent of the patients co-infected with HIV.
Ireland: TB notifications at lowest point since records began (post)
There were 328 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Ireland last year, the lowest rate recorded in the country since TB surveillance began, according to provisional HPSC data.
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