The release of a study measuring the annual TB prevalence reveals that the true figure is up to 1.6 times higher than previously estimated, at 415 per 100,000 (117,000 cases). Data provided in a news report shows the death rate is also greater – more than 17,000 TB-related deaths each year is three times higher than the previous calculation of 5,500, a rate of 46 people per day losing their lives to tuberculosis. Moreover, lockdown restrictions are likely to have exacerbated the situation, prompting calls for immediate public health measures. Read more
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