STATUS REPORT OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN REPUBLIC OF MALAWI, CENTRAL AFRICA (14.32’39.954’S AND 35.11’26.269’E)
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Worldwide, Tuberculosis has one of the top ten causes of death and the leading cause from a distinct infectious agent (HIV/AIDS). In 2017, MTB has been affected and it was estimated 1.2 1.4 million (WHO, 2018). Globally MTB was estimated 10.0 million people have developed of ailments in 2017, for men 5.8 m and women 1.0 m children. In global they are different age group and overall 90% were adults (aged ≥ 15 years), 9% was affected and living with HIV (72% in Africa including Malawi) and two thirds were in eight countries: India (27%), China (9%), Indonesia (8%), the Philippines (6%), Pakistan (5%), Nigeria (4%), Bangladesh (4%) and South Africa (3%) (WHO, 2018).
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