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LATEST: COVID-19 lockdown may erase 5–8 years of progress against TB

International efforts have succeeded in slowing the COVID-19 epidemic – but responding to COVID-19 has also forced disruption of existing TB control programs around the globe.

A sobering new report released by Stop TB finds potential for an additional 1.4 million tuberculosis deaths by 2025, resulting from disruption of TB prevention services during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Global public health leaders are urging a ramp-up of TB services

The collaborating authors, including the Stop TB partnership, Johns Hopkins University and USAID, built their model on the results of Hogan et al., who identified the potential for a 20% increase in TB-related deaths in high-burden countries. Dr. Dititu, Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership, has warned of the far-reaching impact of shuttered TB prevention programs. Her organization is calling for immediate action to stem the potential flood of TB – including a massive catch-up effort to actively diagnose, trace, treat and prevent the disease.

Read the Stop TB report and find additional resources below:

It’s time to know your TB status – It's time to test and treat latent TB

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Learn more about QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus

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    Amadou Gueye has a mission. That mission is to help the many contacts of TB patients, migrants and refugees of sub-Saharan Africa access fast and accurate latent TB results, holding firm in his belief that we can better manage the disease. Amadou’s challenge is convincing decision makers and leaders in the health ministries that investing in routine tests now is ultimately cheaper than curbing a possible outbreak later.

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  • It’s time to spread the word

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