Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 – Reflections on the Global TB burden, treatment and prevention efforts

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 113; no. Suppl 1; pp. S7 - S12
• Main Authors: Chakaya, Jeremiah, Khan, Mishal, Ntoumi, Francine, Aklillu, Eleni, Fatima, Razia, Mwaba, Peter, Kapata, Nathan, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Hasnain, Seyed Ehtesham, Katoto, Patrick D.M.C., Bulabula, André N.H., Sam-Agudu, Nadia A., Nachega, Jean B., Tiberi, Simon, McHugh, Timothy D., Abubakar, Ibrahim, Zumla, Alimuddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Child; COVID-19; Global TB Report 2020; Humans; Nigeria; Pandemics; Prevention; RNA, Viral; SARS-CoV-2; Treatment; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Miliary; Nigeria; Prevention; Global TB Report 2020; Tuberculosis; Treatment

•In 2020, COVID-19 dislodged TB as the top infectious disease cause of mortality globally.•Globally, an estimated 10.0 million people developed active TB disease in 2019, with 1.4 million TB deaths.•The WHO regions of South-East Asia, Africa, and the Western Pacific had the most cases of TB.•Progres...