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The numbers of reported cases rose slightly from 8,320 in 2022 to 9,615 in 2023, and the rate of TB rose from 2.5 cases per 100,000 people in 2022 to 2.9 in 2023.
In 2019, the WHO reported the estimated incidence of antibiotic resistant TB to be 3.4% in new cases, and 18% in previously treated cases. [76] Geographical discrepancies exist in the incidence rates of drug-resistant TB. Countries facing the highest rates of ABR TB China, India, Russia, and South Africa. [76]
In 2007, the country with the highest estimated incidence rate of TB was Eswatini, with 1,200 cases per 100,000 people. In 2017, the country with the highest estimated incidence rate as a % of the population was Lesotho, with 665 cases per 100,000 people. [190] In South Africa, 54,200 people died in 2022 from TB.
A large, ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has sickened at least 67 and caused two deaths. What to know about TB symptoms, transmission, and treatment.
6 month mortality is >=60% with fluconazole-based therapy and 40% with amphotericin-based therapy in research studies in low and middle income countries. [27] Anthrax, gastrointestinal: Bacterial Unvaccinated and untreated > 50% [7]: 27 Tetanus, Generalized Bacterial Unvaccinated and untreated 50% CFR drops to [10–20]% with effective treatment.
Two Kansas counties are reporting active cases of TB in the largest reported outbreak of the respiratory disease ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... USA TODAY Sports.
[19] [20] [21] The morbidity and mortality of TB and HIV/AIDS have been closely linked, known as "TB/HIV syndemic". [21] [22] According to the World Health Organization, approximately 10 million new TB infections occur every year, and 1.5 million people die from it each year – making it the world's top infectious killer (before COVID-19 ...
Correction & clarification: This story has been updated to correct when the outbreak began. It’s January 2024. Health officials in Kansas have reported a tuberculosis outbreak in the ...