Tuberculosis

Mpumalanga a TB 'hot spot'
Mpumalanga is a fraction away from being declared a World Health Organization "hot spot" for multi drug-resistant TB.

SA face quadruple burden
South Africa is suffering from a "quadruple burden of disease," the Medical Research Council said on Wednesday.

Tough TB quadruples in WCape
Cases of extreme-drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have more than quadrupled in the Western Cape in the past three months, the Cape Times reports.

Health horror behind bars
Last night Carte Blanche Medical highlighted a story about the horrors and dangers of tuberculosis. Read more about how TB is spreading like wildfire behind prison walls.

Silicosis and TB: a deadly duo
Silicosis is a respiratory disease resulting from exposure to silica, and is common in miners, who also suffer high TB levels.

10 quick TB facts
Absolutely anyone can get TB - even you. Here are some facts about this disease that everybody needs to know on SA TB Day (24 March 2012).

Resistant TB hits hard in KZN
About two-thirds of the total number of 314 confirmed extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in South Africa have died of the illness, according to new figures.

SA's plan to curb TB
South Africa is one of the four countries in the world with the largest concentration of TB sufferers with diagnosed drug-resistant strains of the disease.

TB: when doctors get sick
New evidence is emerging that TB - including the vicious drug-resistant strains – is not only rife among the poor masses, but is hitting the caregivers assigned to helping them.

New hope for TB control: ZAMSTAR
The results of a seven-year-long study into TB in the Western Cape and Zambia could chart a new way forward on how to control the pandemic.

Silicosis and TB: deadly duo
Silicosis is a respiratory disease resulting from exposure to silica, and is common in miners, who also suffer high TB levels.