tuberculosis

Age-specific relationship between HIV and TB treatment outcomes in the West Region of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Study setting We retrieved information from standard TB registers containing data from TB patients with known HIV status. These patients received treatment at five health facilities (both public and private) across three districts in the West region of Cameroon. The facilities included, Regional Hospital Bafoussam, District Hospital Foumban, District Hospital Dschang, Hôpital St. Vincent de … Read more

Enhanced tuberculosis detection in advanced HIV using stool molecular testing

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The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with HIV. This is the main conclusion of the Stool4TB Alliance study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, … Read more

UK drawing up new action plan to tackle rising TB, ET HealthWorld

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London: Britain on Wednesday urged health experts and sufferers of tuberculosis (TB) to come forward to help draw up a new five-year action plan as it deals with record rises in the disease. In 2023, England recorded its largest annual increase (11 percent) in cases since enhanced surveillance began in 2000. Provisional figures for 2024 … Read more

How West Africa’s Seasonal Dust Storms Spread Disease

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Every year, from December to April, the sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti. The wind originates from high-pressure systems over the Sahara, south of Algeria and Libya and north of Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad. It significantly alters the climatic … Read more

Pandemic disruptions linked to lower TB diagnoses in prisons worldwide

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A new study found that reported diagnoses for tuberculosis were consistently lower than expected throughout the pandemic, even though incarceration rates remained largely consistent and TB detection among the general population managed to reverse after an early-pandemic decline.  Incarcerated populations have a high risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), with past research suggesting that this burden … Read more

Why should TB patients’ data be shared for nutrition support? 

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The Ethical Concerns surrounding India’s TB Mukt bharat Abhiyaan & Patient Data India’s ambitious Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (PMTBM), launched in 2018, aims to accelerate the country’s progress towards eliminating tuberculosis. A key component of the program involves ‘Ni-kshay Mitras’ – volunteers who pledge nutritional support to individuals undergoing TB treatment. Though, a … Read more

TB Cases Rising Globally, Who Says. Should the US Be Worried?

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Share on PinterestExperts say a rise in TB cases in Europe could mean a future surge in cases in the United States. AscentXmedia/Getty Images The WHO reports that the number of tuberculosis cases in children is rising in Europe. The health officials add that the treatment success rate for the disease is also well below … Read more

China still faces TB prevention challenges despite steady incidence decline-Xinhua

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BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) — The incidence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in China has declined by 3 percent annually since 2021, but challenges with the disease prevention and control persist. Liu Qing, a senior official of infectious disease with the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, revealed that the mortality rate of TB has maintained … Read more

China launches clinical trial of domestic tuberculosis vaccine-Xinhua

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BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) — China’s self-developed novel tuberculosis mRNA vaccine started a clinical trial at Beijing Chest Hospital on Monday, according to the local newspaper Beijing Evening News. Previous animal experiments have shown that the protective efficacy of the new vaccine is more than 20 times higher than that of both Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) … Read more