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07/11/2014
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Study used a new mathematical model to determine the incidence of the disease in 22 countries, including Brazil
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Tuberculosis: 7.6 million children and adolescents have been infected with the TB bacterium in 2010 and, among them, 650 000 developed the disease (Thinkstock)
The incidence of tuberculosis in children in the world can be 25% higher than estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a study published in the journal The Lancet Global Health on Tuesday.
Under the new calculation, more than 650,000 children develop TB annually in 22 countries with a high incidence of the disease - including Brazil. The WHO estimate for 2012, the latest number was 530 000 new cases.
Moreover, the study suggests that approximately 15 million children are exposed to TB each year. "Our study highlights the opportunity to start a preventive antibiotic treatment for the 15 million children under 15 living in the same house as an adult with infectious TB," says Peter Dodd, study leader and professor at the University of Sheffield, England.
Mathematical model - To estimate the infection rate of the disease in children, the researchers relied on data such as the prevalence of tuberculosis in adults, social and epidemiological variability of the analyzed countries. The results showed that about 7.6 million children under 15 were infected with the tuberculosis bacterium in 2010 and, among them, 650 000 developed the disease - 27% of them in India.
"TB in children is a substantial fraction of the total cases of the disease, but is often ignored. Quantify the rate of TB in children is important because without good numbers there is no way to set goals for improvement, and monitor trends encourage industry investing in medicines or more appropriate diagnoses for young than those available today, "says Dodd.
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