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Maine in crisis as deadliest disease in the world spreads among residentsThe Maine CDC has confirmed three unrelated cases of active tuberculosis (TB) in the Greater Portland area, urging residents to be aware of...- Kansas faces largest documented tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history, health officials confirmKansas is experiencing the biggest TB outbreak in American history. So far, KDHE confirmed 67 active and 79 latent cases in the state.
- Govt lists steps taken under National TB Elimination Programme in LSIndia is battling a high tuberculosis burden, accounting for 26% of global cases and deaths in 2023. The National TB Elimination Programme ...
- Study suggests nutrition support can help prevent TB related deaths in IndiaA monthly food basket with adequate protein and multivitamins can reduce new tuberculosis cases by nearly half among family members of TB p...
- HIV infections on the rise in the state: Assam State AIDS Control SocietyASACS added although sexual transmission has always been a main route of HIV transmission in the state, it has been observed that sharing o...
- India develops own model for estimating TB cases in countryIndia has become the first country in the world to have developed a country-level mathematical model to estimate the prevalence of TB cases...
- World TB Day: Once regarded as a death sentence, tuberculosis is mostly curable today; six red flags to watch out forMen, the elderly are more vulnerable to TB.
- 360-degree holistic approach cornerstone of TB elimination in India: Health Minister MandaviyaNoting the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the minister said, "For more than two years, we have been facing the global pandemic ...
- View: Covid set back our fight against TB, but its lessons are strengthening TB management nowIn every adversity lies an opportunity, and this pandemic has provided us with one to augment TB elimination efforts by strengthening our p...
- World TB Day: Over 25% TB patients in India are resistant to at least one anti-TB drug"High rates of treatment failure and deaths are associated with fluoroquinolone resistance in the Indian cohort of MDR-TB patients," stated...
- WHO gears up to help India eliminate tuberculosis by 2025World Health Organisation has called on countries in South- East Asia Region to build on recent momentum aimed at ending TB by 2030.
- Aadhaar must for benefits under govt's TB control schemeA notification in this regard has been issued by the Union health ministry, which also asked those who do not have Aadhaar card to get them...
- TB epidemic in India larger than what was previously estimated: WHOThe Global Tuberculosis Report 2016 which was released today, however, said the number of TB deaths and incidences rate continue to fall gl...
- India recorded largest number of TB cases in 2014India, Indonesia and China had the largest number of cases at 23 per cent, 10 per cent and 10 per cent respectively of the global total in ...
- India ranks 14th out of 22 countries on TB prevalenceIndia had 2.6 million cases of Tuberculosis as per the latest count and ranks 14th among 22 high TB burden countries globally.
- Tuberculosis rate going down, but not fast enough to meet WHO target"Community support groups/NGOs can be effectively used to create awareness and both WHO and government of India should pursue these collabo...
- Private sector deserts war on Tuberculosis, funding down 33% since 2011Multi-drug resistant TB is rapidly spreading with 450,000-odd new cases reported in 2012 by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
- 24% of global missed TB cases in India: WHOThe number of missed cases is defined as the difference between the estimated number of incident cases and notified (new and relapse) cases...
- Unregulated diagnostic centres of TB a challenge: Experts"Unregulated diagnosis in private sector (hospitals) and unqualified doctors prescribing drugs still pose a big challenge to control TB."
- 900 people dying of TB every day in IndiaThere is a decline in the death rate due to tuberculosis in India but still 900 people die of the disease every day in the country, Governm...
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