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Kazemian H, Kardan-Yamchi J, Mosavari N, Feizabadi MM
…e clusters. This study provides information about molecular epidemiology of MDR-TB in Iran. The alarming increase in the incidence of MDR isolates, especially Beijing strains, raises concerns for TB control programs in Iran.
Yue Wang, Weibing Wang
Given that existing tuberculosis interventions and strategies are not going to enable achievement of WHO's goal to eliminate tuberculosis by 2050,1Xu K Ding C Mangan CJ et al.Tuberculosis in China: A longitudinal predictive model of the general population and recommendations for …
World Health Organization
…e associated with air travel. The publication describes the epidemiology and mechanisms of airborne transmission of tuberculosis, the role of cabin ventilation and air filtration systems, and the operational conditions that may influence the likelihood of infection during flights…
Ambuj Kumar Kushwaha, Abhisheka Bansal, Gunjan Arora, Divya Kushwaha
Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria remain two of the most formidable infectious diseases, continuing to exert a disproportionate toll on global health despite decades of scientific and medical advances. Pathogenic Mycobacterium species are responsible for major human diseases such as …
О.С. Шевченко, Svitlana Matveyeva, Anna Stepanenko, Olexandra Choporova, Olha Pohorielova
PECULIARITIES OF DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN UKRAINE AND KHARKIV REGION 
 Shevchenko O., Matveyeva S., Stepanenko A., Choporova O., Pohorielova O.
 Background. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis remain severe epidemic problem…
Yulia Popova, Anna Vyazovaya, Platon Eliseev, Elena Miteneva, Dmitrii Polev, et al.
Northern Russia is characterized by socio-environmental conditions contributing to the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and a high ~30% rate of primary multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. We applied high-resolution molecular methods to study thepopulation in the Arkhangelsk region of Northe…
Muhammad Arslan, Rohan Arshad, Faizan Hameed, Sidra Iqbal, Ijaz Ahmad, et al.
…mission dynamics and disease progression. Understanding the epidemiology, bacterial adaptations, and treatment challenges of drug-resistant TB is essential for developing effective therapeutic strategies and mitigating further spread, particularly in high-burden regions with limi…
Rrezarta Bajrami, Alina Minias, Greta Lila
According to the World Health Organization, there were 10 million new tuberculosis cases, and the disease caused 1.5 million deaths in 2022. The incidence of tuberculosis in Kosovo was 34.4 per 100,000 population in 2022. To date, there is no information regarding the genetic com…
Kozińska M, Filipczak D, Augustynowicz-Kopeć E
…zinska@igichp.edu.plAbstract: Many studies on the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) have shown that 10– 20% of patients may be infected with more than one strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), during a single episode of the disease. However, data on the frequency …
Simone Villa, Elisa Tagliani, Emanuele Borroni, Paola Castellotti, Maurizio Ferrarese, et al.
<b>An outbreak of (pre-)extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis was detected in Northern Italy using whole genome sequencing and epidemiological study. This experience suggests that integrated and cross-border surveillance systems should be urgently employed.</b>https://bit.ly/3w…
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
This is the fourth report launched jointly by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) following on from reports under the EuroTB project, established in 1996. As in the previous years, surveillance of tuber…
KoziÅska,Monika, Filipczak,Dorota, Augustynowicz-KopeÄ,Ewa
…zinska@igichp.edu.plAbstract: Many studies on the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) have shown that 10â 20% of patients may be infected with more than one strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), during a single episode of the disease. However, data on the frequenc…
Hengliang Lv, Xin Zhang, Junzhu Bai, Shumeng You, Li Xuan, et al.
Abstract Background: Tuberculosis(TB) has already threat to public health, especially drug-resistant TB, however, recent literature on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) from a global perspective is scarce. This study aims to provide comprehensive epidemiological evidence …
Human Sciences Research Council
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) continues to face emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks that result in high morbidity and mortality. Some countries in the region also continue to experience acute or protracted humanitarian …
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
This document summarizes tuberculosis country work in Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine. It includes epidemiological profiles, describes major challenges these countries are facing, achievements made in collaboration with WHO and planned WHO activities, and presents a list of main …
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
This document summarizes tuberculosis country work in 13 Member States of the WHO European Region. It includes epidemiological profiles, describes major challenges these countries are facing, achievements made in collaboration with WHO and planned WHO activities, and presents a l…
Yiwang Chen, Qi Jiang, Peierdun Mijiti, Howard Takiff, Qian Gao
ABSTRACT Drug resistance is a known risk factor for poor tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes, but the contribution of other bacterial factors to poor outcomes in drug susceptible TB is less understood. Here, we generate a population-based dataset of drug-susceptible Mycobacteriu…
Cohen KA, Manson AL, Abeel T, Desjardins CA, Chapman SB, et al.
Background While the international spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is an acknowledged public health threat, a broad and more comprehensive examination of the global spread of MDR-tuberculosis (TB) using whole-genome sequencing has not yet be…
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
This document summarizes tuberculosis country work in the Republic of Moldova and Uzbekistan. It includes epidemiological profiles/current situation, describes major challenges these countries are facing, achievements made in collaboration with WHO and planned WHO activities, and…
Mokrousov I, Sinkov V, Vyazovaya A, Pasechnik O, Solovieva N, et al.
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype is a clinically and epidemiologically important lineage that is subdivided into ancient/ancestral and modern strains. In our previous study in western Siberia, we identified variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR)-based clusters wi…
Imperiale BR, Di Giulio ÁB, Mancino MB, Zumárraga MJ, Morcillo NS
Background Argentina is considered a country with a middle tuberculosis (TB) incidence. However, according to the last national epidemiological report released in 2018, since 2013, the trends are steadily increasing. The aims of this study were to determine the drug-resistance (D…
Natália Rocha Almeida, Caio Azevedo Lima, Natália Lopes de Freitas, Fabiana Brandão
… demonstrate the complexity and seriousness of co-infection epidemiology, treatment, follow-up, and margin of success. Aggravated by factors such as increasing resistance to M. tuberculosis in Brazil and the world, the challenge of monitoring patients' treatment and keeping their…
Kartik Chadhar
Tuberculosis (TB), despite extensive global efforts for elimination, continues to pose significant public health challenges, particularly in high-burden countries like India. This review explored the isolation of active (open) TB cases as a critical strategy to curb transmission …
Yu. A. Sheifer, I. S. Gelberg, S. B. Wolf, S. N. Demidik, A. N. Aleksa
Background: At present, despite the generally favorable pathomorphosis of tuberculosis (TB), a number of factors that have a negative impact on the epidemiological situation, clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes remain. Objective: To determine the role of aggravating fa…
Gabriela Gallego Valera, Gabriela Vilasbôas Navarro, Luana Louise Goulart Zanchin, Suelen Limieri Machado Santilli, Iris Ricardo Rossin
…outcomes. In this context, this study aimed to describe the epidemiology of TB in the municipality of Pontal (São Paulo), between 2018 and 2023, assessing the pandemic’s impact on treatment adherence and the locally adopted strategies to strengthen continuity of care. Observation…