Mathematical modeling and optimal control of SARS-CoV-2 and tuberculosis co-infection: a case study of Indonesia

H Rwezaura, ML Diagne, A Omame… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2022 - Springer
A new mathematical model incorporating epidemiological features of the co-dynamics of
tuberculosis (TB) and SARS-CoV-2 is analyzed. Local asymptotic stability of the disease …

Heme oxygenase-1 modulates ferroptosis by fine-tuning levels of intracellular iron and reactive oxygen species of macrophages in response to Bacillus Calmette …

C Ma, X Wu, X Zhang, X Liu, G Deng - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are the host cells and the frontline defense against Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, and the form of death of infected macrophages plays a pivotal …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services

I Rodrigues, A Aguiar, GB Migliori, R Duarte - Pulmonology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Portugal, Outpatient Tuberculosis Centres (OTBC) are responsible
for the diagnosis, treatment, screening and prevention of tuberculosis (TB), and only severe …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Brazil: is the WHO End TB strategy at risk?

MR Souza, WS Paz, VBS Sales, GFH Jesus… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the “post-2015 End
TB strategy”, that aims to end the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030. However, the …

Prevalence of covid-19 among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and tuberculosis

M Muneeb Hassan, M Ameeq, F Jamal… - Annals of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The exhaustive information about non-communicable diseases associated with
COVID-19 and severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are getting …

The impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: challenges and opportunities

S Kant, R Tyagi - Therapeutic advances in infectious disease, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from a
seafood market in Wuhan, China, has ushered in a new era. It transformed into a pandemic …

Superinfection with SARS-CoV-2 has deleterious effects on Mycobacterium bovis BCG immunity and promotes dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

RE Hildebrand, SS Chandrasekar, M Riel… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
An estimated one-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
with the majority being vaccinated with Mycobacterium bovis BCG. Severe acute respiratory …

Mathematical modeling and analysis for the co-infection of COVID-19 and tuberculosis

KG Mekonen, LL Obsu - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
We developed a TB-COVID-19 co-infection epidemic model using a non-linear dynamical
system by subdividing the human population into seven compartments. The biological well …

Tuberculosis and COVID-19, the new cursed duet: what differs between Brazil and Europe?

DR Silva, FCQ Mello, L D'ambrosio, R Centis… - Jornal Brasileiro de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT On April 1st, 2020, COVID-19 surpassed tuberculosis regarding the number of
deaths per day worldwide. The combination of tuberculosis and COVID-19 has great …

Patients' perceptions regarding multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and barriers to seeking care in a priority city in Brazil during COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

FL Santos, LLL Souza, ATI Bruce, JA Crispim… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to analyze the discourses of patients who were diagnosed with multidrug-
resistant tuberculosis, the perception of why they acquired this health condition and barriers …