U.S. TB Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in the United States, with the number of reported infections in 2023 the highest seen in a decade.Forty states logged an increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases, and rates were up among... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade
(MedPage Today) -- The number of U.S. tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, a CDC report showed.
Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups. Overall, more than 9,600 cases were reported... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria's First Lady Donates N1 Billion to Support Fight Against Tuberculosis
[Premium Times] Mrs Tinubu dedicated the investiture to one of her staff, who she said lost his life to the disease, and to others with similar fate. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Tuberculosis West Africa Source Type: news
Gambia: MRC Highlights the Fight Against TB and Its Complications
[Foroyaa] Press Release, MRCG at LSHTM (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine Tuberculosis West Africa Source Type: news
Africa: TB - No Longer the Forgotten Pandemic?
[Global Fund] For far too long, TB has been "the forgotten pandemic": killing millions, but attracting a tiny fraction of the attention and resources that have been devoted to COVID-19 or even HIV. Yet now the fight against TB has remarkable momentum. In many countries, the setbacks from COVID-19 have already been more than reversed. With advancements in TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment tools, with significant reductions in the prices of some key interventions, and with the confidence brought on by strong (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Tuberculosis Is the Highest It ’ s Been in a Decade
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.
Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% increase from 2022 and the highest since 2013.
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Cases declined sharply at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have been rising since.
Most U.S. TB cases are diagnosed in people born in other countries. Experts say the 2023 number is in part a combinat...
Source: TIME: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023
The U.S. saw the most tuberculosis illnesses in a decade in 2023 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Tuberculosis - United States, 2023
This report describes increases in tuberculosis cases among all age groups in the United States during 2023. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 28, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccines Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Ministry Plans to Purchase 460 TB Testing Machines
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed that it has planned to purchase 460 TB testing machines this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Isoniazid Resistance Linked With Tuberculosis Deaths Isoniazid Resistance Linked With Tuberculosis Deaths
Control of tuberculosis in Brazil could be improved if all patients underwent early detection of isoniazid resistance before starting treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Africa: New TB Skin Test Could Offer Cheaper and Easier Way to Detect the Disease
[The Conversation Africa] Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world's most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating disease each year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
New Tuberculosis Framework May Improve Research, Clinical Care
(MedPage Today) -- A new framework may better characterize the early stages of tuberculosis (TB) and improve research and clinical care, an international team of researchers said.
Turning against the current "active" or "latent" classification... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Community Health Workers Making a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan
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Communications OfficerrgoodwinMarch 27, 2024April 01, 2024 12:00 PMInSouth Sudan, community outreach volunteers (COVs) like Lawrence Monday play a key role in the HIV response —linking health facilities and communities to extend services and acting as peers to people living with HIV. Under the supervision of an adherence nurse, Lawrence supports 160 clients on HIV treatment, including 15 children.One of the children Lawrence helps is Timo*, who had a rough start in life. He was born in 2017 into a low-income family in Juba. His biological father was never around to help him as a baby, and his 25-year-old singl...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: rgoodwin Source Type: news
Eritrea: Eritrea - Committed to Eradicate TB By 2030
[Shabait] Although there has been a significant decline in the incidence of TB in the last decade, it continues to be one of the biggest health issues mainly in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports show that around 1.5 million people die annually of TB. The main reasons for its continued prevalence is poverty and societies' low awareness about its prevention methods. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Eritrea Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: The African Union (AU) Commission Commemorates the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day Under the Theme - 'Yes, We Can End TB'
[African Union] The AU Commission, under the leadership of the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development held a commemoration event at the AU Commission HQ under the theme "Yes! We can end TB" to commemorate the 2024 WTBD in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), and the Stop TB Partnership on Friday 22 March from 09.00 am to 12.00 pm (Addis time). (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
