Epidemiology

TB Increasing Rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, August 5th, 1996

Tuberculosis cases have increased rapidly throughout sub-Saharan Africa since 1985, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of TB Elimination.

Researcher M.F. Cantwell and N.J. Binkin suggest that the commitment of additional funds to improve the quality of national tuberculosis programs in sub-Saharan Africa could have a dramatic impact on TB mortality in the region.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated one million cases of tuberculosis (TB) occurred in sub-Saharan Africa in 1990. Partly as a result of the HIV epidemic, the incidence of TB in this region is...

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