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标题：Tuberculosis: the current status in India
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作者：Vikas Deep Mishra ; Jai Krisna Mishra
期刊名称：The Journal of Community Health Management
印刷版ISSN：2394-272X
电子版ISSN：2394-2738
出版年度：2016
期号：2
页码：59-63
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出版社：Innovative Publication
摘要：Pulmonary tuberculosis is endemic globally and is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. India is classified among the 22 high burden countries by WHO. According to WHO global TB report 2015 incidence of TB in India in 2014 was 2.2 million (including patients with HIV/TB) while, prevalence was 2.5 million (includes patients with HIV/TB). Mortality (excluding patients wit HIV/TB) was 0.2 million and case detection for all forms of TB was approximately 74%. With the emerging threat of Drug-Resistant TB, We need to improve our surveillance and treatment facility to eliminate TB by 2050.