Tuberculosis Epidemiology
Data on tuberculosis epidemiology reported by researchers at World Health Organization
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 11th, 2007
Research findings, 'The decline of tuberculosis epidemics under chemotherapy: a case study in Morocco,' are discussed in a new report. "Tuberculosis (TB) case notifications per capita fell by only 3-4% per year in Morocco between 1996 and 2005, despite implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) DOTS strategy since the early 1990s. At the current pace of epidemic decline, there will be more than 10,000 new cases in 2050, the target year for global elimination," investigators in Geneva, Switzerland report.
"Analysis of cases reported by the National TB Control Programme, disaggregated by age, sex, clinical form of TB and region, for years 1996-2005. The...
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