How much is tuberculosis screening worth? Estimating the value of active case finding for tuberculosis in South Africa, China, and India
Background Current approaches are unlikely to achieve the aggressive global tuberculosis
(TB) control targets set for 2035 and beyond. Active case finding (ACF) may be an important …
(TB) control targets set for 2035 and beyond. Active case finding (ACF) may be an important …
Delayed diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a systematic review protocol
Introduction Countries identified to bear the highest tuberculosis (TB) incidence account for
approximately 85% of the global TB burden. TB is curable, yet nearly 40% of TB cases …
approximately 85% of the global TB burden. TB is curable, yet nearly 40% of TB cases …
Deep reinforcement learning for large-scale epidemic control
Epidemics of infectious diseases are an important threat to public health and global
economies. Yet, the development of prevention strategies remains a challenging process, as …
economies. Yet, the development of prevention strategies remains a challenging process, as …
Permutations of time and place in tuberculosis
PT Elkington, JS Friedland - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2015 - thelancet.com
Tuberculosis remains a global health pandemic. The current depiction of the Mycobacterium
tuberculosis life cycle proposes that airborne bacilli are inhaled and phagocytosed by …
tuberculosis life cycle proposes that airborne bacilli are inhaled and phagocytosed by …
Data-driven methods to monitor, model, forecast and control covid-19 pandemic: Leveraging data science, epidemiology and control theory
This document analyzes the role of data-driven methodologies in Covid-19 pandemic. We
provide a SWOT analysis and a roadmap that goes from the access to data sources to the …
provide a SWOT analysis and a roadmap that goes from the access to data sources to the …
Existence and uniqueness of solution of a fractional order tuberculosis model
IA Baba, B Ghanbari - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2019 - Springer
Tuberculosis is among the infectious diseases that kill human beings worldwide. This paper
proposes a fractional order tuberculosis model that studies the dynamics of the disease. The …
proposes a fractional order tuberculosis model that studies the dynamics of the disease. The …
Tuberculosis control interventions targeted to previously treated people in a high-incidence setting: a modelling study
Background In high-incidence settings, recurrent disease among previously treated
individuals contributes substantially to the burden of incident and prevalent tuberculosis …
individuals contributes substantially to the burden of incident and prevalent tuberculosis …
Impact of active case-finding for tuberculosis on case-notifications in Blantyre, Malawi: A community-based cluster-randomised trial (SCALE)
HRA Feasey, ME Khundi, RN Soko… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Active case-finding (ACF) for tuberculosis can help find the “missing millions” with
undiagnosed tuberculosis. In a cluster-randomised trial, we investigated impact of ACF on …
undiagnosed tuberculosis. In a cluster-randomised trial, we investigated impact of ACF on …
Yield of systematic household contact investigation for tuberculosis in a high-burden metropolitan district of South Africa
Background Systematic household contact investigation (SHCI) is recommended as an
active-case-finding (ACF) strategy to identify individuals at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) …
active-case-finding (ACF) strategy to identify individuals at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) …
Cost-effectiveness of post-treatment follow-up examinations and secondary prevention of tuberculosis in a high-incidence setting: a model-based analysis
Background In settings of high tuberculosis incidence, previously treated individuals remain
at high risk of recurrent tuberculosis and contribute substantially to overall disease burden …
at high risk of recurrent tuberculosis and contribute substantially to overall disease burden …