The high incidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the country is increasing at an alarming rate, and if case detection and adherence to treatment are not heightened urgently, the figures could spiral out of control, the city's TB experts have warned.
Speaking before World TB Day today, Professor Harry Hausler of the TB/HIV Care Association said the devastation with which TB and HIV acted in unison meant that anyone involved in the fight against these infectious diseases must team up, and communities formed part of the solution to the problem.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures released this week, out of 440 000 multi-drug-resistant (MDR) cases globally during 2008, about 13 000 were recorded in South Africa.
The Western Cape had registered more than 1 000 new cases of MDR and extreme-drug resistant (XDR) in the past two years, bringing the figures to more than 2 000 cases...
Speaking before World TB Day today, Professor Harry Hausler of the TB/HIV Care Association said the devastation with which TB and HIV acted in unison meant that anyone involved in the fight against these infectious diseases must team up, and communities formed part of the solution to the problem.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures released this week, out of 440 000 multi-drug-resistant (MDR) cases globally during 2008, about 13 000 were recorded in South Africa.
The Western Cape had registered more than 1 000 new cases of MDR and extreme-drug resistant (XDR) in the past two years, bringing the figures to more than 2 000 cases...
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