WHO: TB numbers drop to 8.7 million new cases
The number of people who caught tuberculosis last year inched downward according to an estimate by the World Health Organization, but the agency warned that drug-resistant strains are still spreading.
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Study Uncovers Alarming Worldwide Rates of Drug-Resistant TB
Tuberculosis may be rare in the United States, but elsewhere around the world it’s a different story. Drug-resistant strains of TB are increasing in a number of countries, thanks to the disease becoming resilient to second-line treatments.
TB outbreak at Tokyo elderly care hospital
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Monday 78 patients and staff at an elderly care center had contracted tuberculosis (TB), including three people who died, a report said.
TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds
S.Africa conducts trials for shorter TB treatment
South African researchers said Friday they were conducting medical trials to shorten the duration of tuberculosis treatment to make it easier for patients to complete the full regimen.
South Africa launches plan to curb rampant TB
South Africa on Saturday launched a plan to diagnose tuberculosis in the country’s gold mines, where the disease’s incidence is the highest in the world.
Researchers unveil global plan in TB vaccine hunt
Researchers on Tuesday unveiled a blueprint to guide the next steps in the hunt for a more effective vaccine against tuberculosis as the world’s most advanced clinical trial nears its end.
Collaboration shields AIDS patients from TB: UN
Some 910,000 lives have been saved so far under a six-year-old policy of cooperation between AIDS and tuberculosis health services, the World Health Organisation estimated Friday.
India reports new TB strain resistant to all drugs (AP)
AP – Indian doctors have reported the country’s first cases of “totally drug-resistant tuberculosis,” a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease.
Europe health check shows TB, measles, other worries (Reuters)
Reuters – Europe’s health is suffering, with around 80,000 cases of tuberculosis infection a year and serious problems with measles, HIV and threats from “superbug” infections, an annual health report on the region said Thursday.
WHO: Number of people with TB falls for 1st time (AP)
AP – The World Health Organization says the number of people with tuberculosis has fallen for the first time.
New Combo Therapy May Prevent TB, Save Lives in People With HIV (HealthDay)
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — Simpler and shorter
treatment with antibiotic drugs could help prevent full-blown tuberculosis
in millions of people worldwide infected with the bacterium that causes
TB, especially those also infected with HIV, researchers report.