State of the Globe: Tracking Tuberculosis is the Test of Time

Efforts to track and prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) are detailed. Success in eradicating TB depends on early detection and treatment. Co-infection with M. tuberculosis and HIV (TB/HIV), especially in the HBCs of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Eastern Asia, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extens...

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Published in:Journal of global infectious diseases 2011-01, Vol.3 (1), p.1-3
Main Author: Onyango, Rosebella O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Demographic aspects
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Distribution
Epidemiology
Public health
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Efforts to track and prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) are detailed. Success in eradicating TB depends on early detection and treatment. Co-infection with M. tuberculosis and HIV (TB/HIV), especially in the HBCs of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Eastern Asia, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) TB in all regions, make control activities more complex and demanding.
ISSN:0974-777X
0974-8245
DOI:10.4103/0974-777X.77287