Global Tuberculosis Report 2017

World Health Organization. 10/30/2017 This 262-page annual report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease at global, regional, and country levels. It discusses how TB is the main cause of deaths related to antimicrobial resistance. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) remains a public health crisis and a health security threat. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news