Forbes March 26, 2023
Katherine Hignett

After a sustained decline in cases, England’s progress against tuberculosis — a potentially dangerous infectious disease — seems to have levelled off, statistics show.

Experts warn “immediate action” needs to be taken for the country to meet international targets.

In 2021, public health officials were notified of 7.8 cases of TB per 100,000 members of the population. This was a slight improvement on 2020’s 8.4 per 100,000, but still a relatively modest drop in comparison to some previous years.

The World Health Organisation had previously tasked countries with reducing their rate of TB by 90% by 2035 as part of its “End TB” strategy. But England’s lack of progress means the country is no longer on track to meet this...

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