Tuberculosis control and elimination remains a challenge for public health even in low-
burden countries. New technology and novel approaches to case-finding, diagnosis, and …

Existing approaches to tuberculosis (TB) control have been no more than partially
successful in areas with high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence. In the …

IN THIS ISSUE of the Journal, Houben et al. describe how mathematical models can be
used to improve tuberculosis (TB) control in settings of high human immunodeficiency virus …

As novel diagnostics, therapies, and algorithms are developed to improve case finding,
diagnosis, and clinical management of patients with TB, policymakers must make difficult …

Tuberculosis, the leading cause of death from a curable infectious disease, is a major threat
to human health globally. WHO estimated that 10· 6 million new cases of tuberculosis and 1 …

Background Global progress towards reducing tuberculosis (TB) incidence and mortality has
consistently lagged behind the World Health Organization targets leading to a perception …

Mathematical models are increasingly being used to compare strategies for tuberculosis
(TB) control and inform policy decisions. Models often do not consider financial and other …

Despite the infectious agent that causes tuberculosis having been discovered in 1882, many
aspects of the natural history and transmission dynamics of TB are still not fully understood …

Tuberculosis (TB) has been a curable disease since the 1950s. In the more than six
decades since then, knowledge has been amassed about how to ameliorate its social …

Background Substantial additional efforts are needed to prevent, find and successfully treat
tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa (SA). In the past decade, an increasing body of …