Tuberculosis control and occupational health services

Tuberculosis control and occupational health services

The W.H.O. (1982) estimates that the annual risk of infection with tuberculosis in most developing countries is in the order of 3 to 5%. Every year 4-million to 5-million highly infectious cases of tuberculosis occur in those countries, according to the WHO Technical Report No. 671. This report also...

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Main Author: J.T. Mets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1984-09-01
Series:Curationis
Online Access:https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/896
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spelling doaj-5446e87264d5417fa31edeaabe16177e2020-11-24T23:00:40ZengAOSISCurationis0379-85772223-62791984-09-0173192210.4102/curationis.v7i3.896783Tuberculosis control and occupational health servicesJ.T. Mets0Department of Community Health, University of Cape TownThe W.H.O. (1982) estimates that the annual risk of infection with tuberculosis in most developing countries is in the order of 3 to 5%. Every year 4-million to 5-million highly infectious cases of tuberculosis occur in those countries, according to the WHO Technical Report No. 671. This report also states that case finding and chemotherapy, combined as one entity, must be considered to be the most powerful weapon in tuberculosis control. Since case finding in those countries depends principally on the examination of patients presenting with relevant symptoms to a health facility, it is recommended that all staff at such facilities should be properly trained and motivated to identify potential tuberculosis patients.https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/896
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description The W.H.O. (1982) estimates that the annual risk of infection with tuberculosis in most developing countries is in the order of 3 to 5%. Every year 4-million to 5-million highly infectious cases of tuberculosis occur in those countries, according to the WHO Technical Report No. 671. This report also states that case finding and chemotherapy, combined as one entity, must be considered to be the most powerful weapon in tuberculosis control. Since case finding in those countries depends principally on the examination of patients presenting with relevant symptoms to a health facility, it is recommended that all staff at such facilities should be properly trained and motivated to identify potential tuberculosis patients.
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