The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has announced that new data confirm a decrease in the total number of tuberculosis cases and deaths in Europe, the media reports.
From 2011 to 2015, in the 53 monitored countries, the number of new cases of tuberculosis decreased by an average of 4,3 percent per year.
In the same period, the number of people who died from tuberculosis decreased by an average of 8,5 percent per year.
Experts warn of a 40% increase in the number of simultaneous infections with tuberculosis and HIV.
Namely, it is estimated that people with HIV have up to 31 times higher risk of contracting tuberculosis.
Around 2015 million people died of tuberculosis in the world in 1,8, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Also, about 400 of them were also infected with HIV.
Tuberculosis is otherwise a potentially dangerous infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs. The bacteria that cause tuberculosis are spread from person to person through small droplets that are released into the air through coughing and sneezing, reports Fena.
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