ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Western Pacific2024
Population-wide active case finding as a strategy to end TB.
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- Tuberculosis disease and infection among household contacts of bacteriologically confirmed vs unconfirmed tuberculosis in Cambodia: considerations for optimising contact investigation and preventive treatment.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Community-based "X-ray+Xpert® MTB/RIF ultra pooling test" case-finding strategy among high-risk groups in rural areas: a prospective application study.Emerging microbes & infections · 2026Article
- Tuberculosis epidemiology and programmatic progress in the WHO Western Pacific Region, 2010-2024: an analysis of surveillance data.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
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- Challenges and countermeasures of the "Xinjiang Model" in tuberculosis prevention and control: a qualitative study based on health specialists' perspectives.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity among patients undergoing tuberculosis treatment at the Antituberculosis Center of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Modeling the Impact of Case Finding for Tuberculosis: The Role of Infection Dynamics.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence and Mortality in South Africa and Bulgaria (2000-2023): The Impact of Income, Poverty, Unemployment, and Universal Health Coverage.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Extensive Endemic Transmission of Multidrug-ResistantOpen forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Programmatic approaches to screening for tuberculosis disease: a situational analysis of seven countries in the Western Pacific Region.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Genomic epidemiology analysis of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis in Shanghai, China.Emerging microbes & infections · 2025Article
- Active TB case finding in returnee coalminers and their home district communities in Pakistan.Public health action · 2025Article
- Developing and Validating an Inclusive and Cost-Effective Prediction Algorithm for Survival and Death Among People Living With HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for a Meta-Analysis and Case-Control and Cost-Effectiveness Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Integrating Early Tuberculosis States Into Contact Management in Peru.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- The relationship between a known diagnosis of tuberculosis and symptom reporting: implications for case detection strategies.The European respiratory journal · 2025Article
- Informing People-Centered Target Product Profiles for TB Diagnostics: A Multi-Country Qualitative Study.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Uptake of Biomimetic Nanovesicles by Granuloma for Photodynamic Therapy of Tuberculosis.ACS omega · 2025Article
- The Western Pacific Regional Framework to End TB: overview and critical reflection.IJTLD open · 2025Review
- A synthesis of youth activation initiatives and their impact on tuberculosis knowledge, knowledge-seeking, and healthcare-seeking behavior in vulnerable populations.Frontiers in tuberculosis · 2025Article
- Community-Wide Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis: Time to Use the Evidence We Have.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Review
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Despite available tools for preventing, finding, and treating TB, many people with TB remain undiagnosed. In high-incidence settings, TB transmission is ubiquitous within the community, affecting both high-risk groups and the general population. In fact, most people who develop TB come from the general population. To disrupt the chain of transmission that sustains the TB epidemic, we need to find and treat everyone with infectious TB as early as possible, including those with minimal symptoms or subclinical TB who are unlikely to present for care. Important elements of an effective active case-finding strategy include effective social mobilisation and community engagement, using sensitive screening tools that can be used at scale, and embracing population-wide screening in high-incidence ('hot spot') areas. We require a better description of feasible delivery models, 'real-life' impact and cost effectiveness to enable wider implementation.
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