Drug-resistant TB is difficult but treatable
Despite the successful outcome, the experts say the child's case underscores the shape-shifting nature of a bacterium increasingly resistant to drugs, and the serious challenges of monitoring and treating pediatric TB.
Nov 16, 2015, 09:02 AM IST
India recorded largest number of TB cases in 2014
India, Indonesia and China had the largest number of TB cases at 23 per cent, 10 per cent and 10 per cent respectively of the global total in 2014.
Oct 29, 2015, 10:39 AM IST
Tuberculosis deaths 'unacceptably high,' despite advances
Tuberculosis kills 4,400 people daily, a number that remains "unacceptably high," said a World Health Organisation report today that ranked TB alongside HIV as a leading cause of death globally.
Oct 29, 2015, 01:28 AM IST
Experts urge 'comprehensive package' to fight TB
TB incidence rates in high- income countries are in single-digit numbers, these rates are still in the hundreds in many countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Oct 27, 2015, 21:32 PM IST
Infectious diseases killed 1,433 in China in September
A total of 1,433 people died from infectious diseases in China in September, with HIV/AIDS the top cause of death, according to figures released by the health authority on Saturday.
Oct 11, 2015, 10:46 AM IST