Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe - WHO

Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe - WHO

The number of tuberculosis (TB) deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. TB killed 27,300 Europeans in 2021 compared to 27,000 a year earlier, according to the latest data available. WHO attributed the rise to the Covid-19 pandemic, citing lockdowns, diverted medical resources and delayed diagnoses, as well as the spread of a drug-resistant form of tubercu…

Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe

The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.

Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe - WHO

The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.

Tuberculosis deaths rising again in Europe: WHO

The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.

Tuberculosis: WHO warns of an increase in deaths due to the disease in Europe

According to the WHO, this increase in deaths is due to a relaxation of diagnoses during lockdowns linked to Covid-19 as well as the spread of tuberculosis that is resistant to an antibiotic indicated against the disease.

Tuberculosis deaths rise again in Europe

In Europe, the number of tuberculosi-related deaths, which has been on the decline for 20 years, has risen again.