World Health warns of the outbreak of a highly contagious disease


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Thursday, October 31, 2024

dpa:

The World Health Organization has issued a warning about the resurgence of the outbreak of tuberculosis, one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world.

The World Health Organization stated on Tuesday that more than 8 million cases of tuberculosis were recorded last year.

The new report stated that about 1.25 million people died from pulmonary tuberculosis, and these deaths are almost double the number of people killed by HIV in 2023.
However, the number of deaths from TB continues to decline globally, and the number of newly infected people is beginning to stabilize.

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The agency noted that of the 400,000 people estimated to be infected with drug-resistant TB last year, less than half of them were diagnosed and treated.

It is worth noting that tuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria, which mostly affect the lungs. It is estimated that about a quarter of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis, but only between 5 and 10% of them show symptoms.

Advocacy groups, including Doctors Without Borders, have long called on the US company Cevid, which produces TB tests used in poorer countries, to make them available for $5 per test to increase availability.

Earlier this month, Médecins Sans Frontières, along with 150 global health partners, sent an open letter to Cepheid, calling on it to “prioritize the lives of individuals” and urgently help make tuberculosis tests more widespread globally.

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