Mapping hotspots of tuberculosis cases with validation on site in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia

NA Mohidem, M Osman, Z Hashim… - Spatial Information …, 2024 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB) is regarded as one of the leading causes of death globally. The control
strategies and resource allocation need to be prioritized in high risk areas by implementing …

[HTML][HTML] Silent epidemic of silicotuberculosis in India and emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis?

D Singh, B Sarkar, S Yadav, K Sarkar - Journal of Global Antimicrobial …, 2024 - Elsevier
India's projected silica-dust-exposed workers will be 52 million at the end of 2025.
Elimination of tuberculosis is also targeted in India by 2025. Scientists in India have already …

A cluster onset of acute and accelerated silicosis cases in workers of ramming mass industries in Jharkhand, Eastern India

D Singh, SK Carr, B Sarkar, SI Ali… - Journal of Family …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Results: The study revealed that 61.4%(n= 75) of subjects had silicosis. Of them, 19 had
acute silicosis (having a duration of silica dust exposure of 2 years or lesser) and 56 had …