Cases of tuberculosis surge in England — but fall in Scotland

Cases of tuberculosis surge in England — but fall in Scotland

Cases of tuberculosis (TB) are surging in England – but are declining in Scotland at the same time.

KAISERSLAUTERN/LUDWIGSHAFEN. In Rhineland-Palatinate, two cases of tuberculosis have been detected in a young person and a child. As reported by the district administration Kaiserslautern, a six-year-old child is affected there. The kindergarten child is in medical treatment and shows only slight symptoms. In Ludwigshafen, a 15-year-old student was diagnosed with so-called open tuberculosis, as the local district administration [...]

The Ministry of Health of Tabasco confirmed a case of tuberculosis in a student from campus 5 of the College of Scientific and Technological Studies (CECyTE) in Villa Ignacio Allende, Centla. In a statement, the state unit detailed that it was the IMSS who notified them of the contagion. Health reported that the corresponding studies were carried out to the student immediately entering the treatment, so it reported that the case is under control…

According to data from the Ministry of Health, cases of tuberculosis in Chile have increased, which has triggered the alerts of the health authorities. BioBío recorded an increase in cases. If in 2023 14.2 cases were counted per 100,000 inhabitants corresponding to 239 total cases (217 new and 22 relapses); in 2024 the rate was 16.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with a total of 282 cases (263 new and 19 relapses), indicated from the Seremi de S…