The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines recommending the use of targeted Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), a move led by the genomics team at FINDdx with support from UNITAID. This development comes amidst reports highlighting the devastating impact of the pandemic on TB services, leading to 7,000 excess deaths in the WHO European Region. The pandemic's disruption has reversed decades of progress in combating TB, with a significant increase in undiagnosed and untreated cases. Additionally, a special report has emphasized the current and future roles of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in TB management, suggesting that AI tools could enhance local, community-led efforts to end TB. Despite TB being a preventable and curable disease, it continues to claim over 3,000 lives per day globally. The WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have jointly highlighted the need for innovative solutions to address the challenges posed by TB, including drug-resistant strains.
TB is a complex disease, making it challenging to prevent and treat. As drug-resistant strains continue to emerge, its vital we work with partners to find new and innovative ways to get ahead of TB and contribute to ending the epidemic. #YesWeCanEndTB #WorldTBDay https://t.co/yrfYjQ20O4
Europe saw 7,000 additional TB deaths in 2021, 2022 amid pandemic The excess deaths are attributed to pandemic-related disruptions to TB services, which resulted in more people with undiagnosed and untreated TB. https://t.co/6x9Yu5moZM https://t.co/AOoKYJRFSY
Ahead of #WorldTBDay we're celebrating 10 years of innovation in #TB research by the Nanopore Community, as well as the future potential of nanopore technology to be used for its clinical identification. Read here: https://t.co/5cghp6wcaD #wymm #AMR https://t.co/sVUIBDsnyG
Pandemic disruptions caused 7,000 excess TB deaths in Europe, says report. Covid-19’s impact on health services reversed decades of progress on tuberculosis, according to joint study from the WHO and ECDC. @liliasebouai reports. https://t.co/5DYySHckGm
Despite being a preventable and curable disease, tuberculosis claims an average of more than 3,000 lives per day. @GlobalFund’s @Muheyassin explains how AI tools could enhance local, community-led efforts to end the scourge. https://t.co/uAZTn4niM6
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global disease, with a significant burden on health. A new analysis in @TheLancetInfDis examines global, regional, and national-level burdens of and trends in tuberculosis and its risk factors: https://t.co/7sMIR5XLTi #WorldTBDay https://t.co/QOXPS9L2F1
Pandemic disruption leads to 7,000 excess tuberculosis deaths in Europe: ECDC and WHO https://t.co/2VoHl7KZQT https://t.co/JHd45oRa7S
New report reveals devastating effect of the pandemic on #TB services leading to 7000 excess deaths in @WHO European Region https://t.co/kowEkCFIWQ
Special Report describes current role + future of #AI in #TB management https://t.co/SKhLKJWMaR @SNU_Rad @WHO @CDC_TB #EndTB #ML #MachineLearning https://t.co/LApZgT5agu
NEW! @WHO guidelines recommending the use of targeted NGS for drug-resistant TB diagnosis! Grateful & proud to lead the genomics team @FINDdx behind the massive efforts leading to this policy with @UNITAID support https://t.co/bG51ww5cUC @paimadhu @Mruhwald