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Digital X-Rays Break New Ground in Tuberculosis Diagnosis
According to Spotlight, evidence is mounting that, as with Covid-19, people can have active TB disease and be infectious without having any symptoms. The use of digital X-ray technology to screen for tuberculosis (TB) has produced compelling evidence to endorse its use for detection of the disease, something the World Helath Organisation has committed to.
"[It] is now the WHO-preferred tool for TB screening among groups at high risk for TB and in countries with the resources to do this," she says. "Furthermore, the new guidelines recommend the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) for the interpretation of X-rays.
TB is responsible for killing more people than any other infectious disease in human history. South Africa has one of the world's highest TB burdens - along with 29 other countries including India and China. These countries contribute 86% of the globe's 10 million annual TB cases.
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