is tb eradicated in australia?
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Fortunately, TB is very rare in Australia today. Rates have fallen by 85% since the 1960s and have remained stable since the mid-1980s. Australia now boasts one of the lowest TB rates in the world, with just six cases per 100,000 people.
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If you have an active TB disease you will probably be treated with a combination of antibacterial medications for a period of six to 12 months. The most common treatment for active TB is isoniazid INH in combination with three other drugs—rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.
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The TB bacteria will grow and you will remain sick for a longer time . The bacteria may also become resistant to the medicines you are taking . You may need new, different medicines to kill the TB bacteria if the old medicines no longer work .
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There is a greater risk to a pregnant woman and her baby if TB disease is not diagnosed and treated. TB skin testing is considered both valid and safe throughout pregnancy. TB blood tests also are safe to use during pregnancy, but have not been evaluated for diagnosing TB infection in pregnant women.
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And in some U.S. population centers, TB is actually on the rise. As TB became less prevalent over the years, testing in the U.S. became less strict.
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B. Eradication refers to the reduction to zero (or a very low defined target rate) of new cases in a defined geographical area. C. Elimination refers to the complete and permanent worldwide reduction to zero new cases of the disease through deliberate efforts.
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The H5N1 strain has never been reported in Australia. There have been seven outbreaks of other highly pathogenic avian influenza strains (which have not caused disease in humans) in commercial bird flocks in Australia, all of which were successfully eradicated.
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The newspaper says that Britain is now the only nation in Western Europe with rising levels of tuberculosis, with more than 9,000 cases diagnosed annually. In London, where 40% of UK cases are reportedly diagnosed, the number of cases has risen by almost 50% since 1999, up from 2,309 in 1999 to 3,450 in 2009.
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Active, drug-sensitive TB disease is treated with a standard 6-month course of 4 antimicrobial drugs that are provided with information, supervision and support to the patient by a health worker or trained volunteer. The vast majority of TB cases can be cured when medicines are provided and taken properly.
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Nine countries have ceased universal BCG vaccination programs; Spain and Denmark were among the first, stopping in 1981 and 1986, respectively, while Austria and Germany had stopped by 1990 and 1998.
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Quantiferon-TB Gold Plus. Quantiferon is an ELISA based interferon gamma release assay. Whole blood is stimulated overnight with Mycobacteria Tuberculosis (TB) specific antigens, positive control or a nil control.
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Medications are the cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment. But treating TB takes much longer than treating other types of bacterial infections. For active tuberculosis, you must take antibiotics for at least six to nine months.
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QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) is a whole-blood test or interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) that can measure a person's immune reactivity and aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. It offers advantages over the conventional tuberculin skin test (TST) for diagnosing LTBI.
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California law requires that school staff working with children and community college students be free of infectious tuberculosis (TB). These updated laws reflect current federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for targeted TB testing.
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There are 3 stages of TB: exposure, latent, and active disease. A TB skin test or a TB blood test can often diagnose the infection. But other testing is also often needed. Treatment exactly as recommended is needed to cure the disease and prevent its spread to other people.
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In most cases, tuberculosis is curable, but it can prove fatal without proper treatment. The doctor prescribed Lokhande the standard first-line TB regimen - two drugs she had to take as she waited for additional recommendations based on the x-ray.
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There is more about this on the TB high burden countries page. The country with the highest estimated number of deaths is India with an estimated 410,000 deaths in HIV negative adults and 11,000 in HIV positive adults.