While largely vaccinated countries of the North are abandoning health measures and seem to be "turning the page" on the COVID-19 pandemic, low- and middle-income countries are still struggling to vaccinate their populations. This not only contributes to the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants, but has implications for the control of other infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB).
Active screening for tuberculosis is a potentially cost-saving approach that reduces frequent outbreaks among Inuit communities where the rate of the infection was recently estimated to be 40 times higher than the rest of Canada, a new study says.
Active screening for tuberculosis is a potentially cost-saving approach that reduces frequent outbreaks among Inuit communities where the rate of the infection was recently estimated to be 40 times higher than the rest of Canada, a new study says.