{"id":15685,"date":"2012-10-18T06:05:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T04:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/update-2-world-tb-cases-fall-but-drug-resistance-a-worry-who\/"},"modified":"2012-10-18T06:05:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T04:05:03","slug":"update-2-world-tb-cases-fall-but-drug-resistance-a-worry-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-2-world-tb-cases-fall-but-drug-resistance-a-worry-who\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 2-World TB cases fall, but drug-resistance a worry-WHO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* New tools to fight TB being developed<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Diagnoses of drug resistant TB lagging<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Julie Steenhuysen<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) &#8211; New tuberculosis infections<br \/>\ndropped 2.2 percent worldwide last year, but with nearly 9<br \/>\nmillion new infections, the World Health Organization said TB<br \/>\nremains a massive problem that could worsen if countries<br \/>\nshortchange funding to fight it.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In its annual assessment released Wednesday, WHO also said<br \/>\nonly one in five people with drug-resistant strains of TB is<br \/>\nbeing diagnosed each year, leaving hundreds of thousands of<br \/>\npeople who are potentially infecting others with this<br \/>\nparticularly deadly form of the disease.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Overall, the report found that 8.7 million people fell ill<br \/>\nwith tuberculosis in 2011 and 1.4 million died, including nearly<br \/>\n430,000 people who were also infected with HIV, the virus that<br \/>\ncauses AIDS.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mario Raviglione, director of the WHO&#8217;s Stop TB program,<br \/>\nsaid the report, based on data from 204 countries and<br \/>\nterritories, paints a mixed picture of progress in the fight<br \/>\nagainst TB, noting that &#8220;51 million people have been cured and<br \/>\n20 million lives have been saved&#8221; 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